Texas FFA convention to bring $18M economic impact as 16,000 visit Fort Worth

A stampede of students — many wearing their distinctive blue corduroy jackets — will soon charge into Fort Worth.

More than 16,000 agricultural students, their families and guests will visit the city for the 97th annual Texas FFA State Convention June 30-July 4 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

The state convention will have an $18 million economic impact because attendees will stay at 40 hotels across the city, according to Visit Fort Worth, the city’s tourism arm…

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