Local Honey Farm Tour: Pictured L-R: Maycee Samples, Brooklyn Ashman, Claire Ashman, Brooklyn Bruff, Lucas Kopriver, Jaxon Bruff, Kolby Buckley. Credit: Danville FFA

DANVILLE — Danville FFA recently traveled to Indianapolis Indiana for the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo.

Seven Danville FFA members got the opportunity to travel to the convention taking industry tours on the way out. Members got the opportunity to tour a local honey farm, in addition to touring Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop in Columbus.

Pictured here at Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop are (L-R): Maycee Samples, Brooklyn Ashman, Claire Ashman, Brooklyn Bruff, Lucas Kopriver, Jaxon Bruff, Kolby Buckley. Credit: Danville FFA.

Mid-Ohio Farm on the Hilltop is a 7-acre urban farm in Columbus that aims to teach people about sustainable food production through an urban setting.

Then members had the opportunity to tour the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which is the home of the Historic Indy 500. 

Indy 500: Pictured L-R: Maycee Samples, Brooklyn Ashman, Claire Ashman, Brooklyn Bruff. Credit: Danville FFA.

Finally members ended up at the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. Students attended the convention with over 70,000 other individuals.

Students had the opportunity to listen to National FFA Officer Retiring Addresses, interact with other FFA members from across the nation and interact with different colleges and industry leaders who all share the same passion for agriculture. 

National Convention Pictured L-R: Maycee Samples, Brooklyn Ashman, Claire Ashman, Brooklyn Bruff, Mr. Myers, Kolby Buckley, Jaxon Bruff, Lucas Kopriver. Credit: Danville FFA.

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