A new budget proposal by Governor Andy Beshear in Kentucky would eliminate financial barriers for students wanting to join their local FFA chapters by covering all membership fees statewide.
Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman announced on social media that at her suggestion, Kentucky’s proposed budget includes funding for a new “FFA for All” program. The initiative would invest $200,000 this year and $250,000 next year to cover FFA membership fees for students across the state.
“If just one more student got to experience what I got to experience, just through high school, it would be worth it,” said Caroline Groth, a former National FFA Eastern Region vice president and Lexington native…