INDIANAPOLIS – A select group of 12 FFA state officers from across the country have been chosen to serve as prominent voices in agriculture. The 2024-2025 class of National FFA’s SpeakAg Pioneers are expected to serve as advocates at the local, state, and national levels for the industry and those in it.

SpeakAg Pioneers lead the way among FFA’s more than one million members in promoting agricultural advocacy and literacy to FFA members and the general public by hosting workshops, creating content for social media, and attending events such as National Ag Day, and the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis Oct. 23-26, 2024.

“The SpeakAg Pioneer program provides a pathway for FFA members interested in careers in communications and advocacy to advance their skills,” said Celya Glowacki, manager of advocacy, literacy, and ag-based experiences at National FFA. “These students from across the country have shown initiative to lead in their state FFA associations, and this is another opportunity for them to educate others, serve an industry they love, and prepare for a successful career in agriculture.”

Members of the 2024-2025 SpeakAg Pioneer Class are: 

• Brynn Almgren, Stuart, Neb., Nebraska FFA secretary

• Caleb Ames, Stillwater, Okla., Oklahoma FFA southwest area vice president

• Jack Beyer, Lowville, N.Y., New York FFA president

• Chloe Bomgardner, Jonestown, Penn., Pennsylvania FFA president

• Porter Hand, Pelzer, S.C., South Carolina FFA region one vice president

• Romulus Hiner, Harlowton, Mont., Montana FFA 2nd vice president

• Josh Nelson, Troy, Idaho, Idaho FFA vice president

• Paige Pardue, Hendersonville, Tenn., Tennessee FFA reporter

• Inga Peterson, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Alaska FFA president

• Mikaela Rojas, New Boston, Mo, Missouri FFA State 1st vice president

• Nina Weiland, Glen Gardner, N.J., New Jersey FFA reporter

• Chloe Zittergruen, Keswick, Iowa, Iowa FFA secretary

Corporate support for the SpeakAg Pioneers comes from Growth Energy, Merck Animal Health, and Wrangler.

You can learn more about the National FFA Organization at www.ffa.org, and the SpeakAg Pioneer program at www.ffa.org/speakag-pioneers/.