Glickman Sees Bright Future as FFA Leaders Gathered
US Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman addressed more than 35 000 FFA students at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City praising a rising Farm Bill focus on exports and trade. He highlighted record crop prices, urged expanded trade, and noted 60 percent of the USDA budget goes to food assistance programs while stressing the goal to cut youth smoking by 50 percent in seven years. He praised FFA’s urban growth and honored several Maryland chapters and students for national awards as regional contest results were announced.