FFA Leaders Attend District Conference

Each year Sourth Central district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conferences for FFA members in the SouthCentral district.  The FFA Enrichment Center welcomed FFA chapters from all over the South Central district on August 10th. The Osceola Big Chief Chapter had four members attend this year’s conference and one state officer as a facilitator: Alivia Bakley, Breanna Selsor, Kelli McAfee, Kacey Boyer, and Devin DeVore, State Officer.

While at the FFA Enrichment Center on August 10th, district and state officers lead four interactive workshops for FFA Chapter leaders, many of which are officers, for the annual COLT Conference. The workshops facilitated were local FFA Chapter program focused in the areas of advocating for the agriculture industry, connecting with stakeholders, recruiting for the local chapter, and working as a cohesive team. FFA leaders also received training relative to their specific officer duties within the local chapter.

Iowa FFA President, Mickayla McGill, stated, “COLT conference provides a chance for FFA members to learn more about their responsibility as a local leader and is a conference for members to meet and connect with state, district and other chapter officers.”

COLT conference programming is designed as a two-year rotation of local leaders training. The focus areas of next year’s program include agriculture literacy, time management, professionalism, and self-confidence. The goal is to engage FFA members in learning about the tools that would allow them to be successful in anything they are part of through high school and beyond. COLT conference is made possible with support from Farm Credit Services of America through the Iowa FFA Foundation.