Commodity Classic Student blogger Margy Fischer, sponsored by Monsanto

As expected, I had an early start to my first full day at Commodity Classic. I attended a breakfast hosted by FFA regarding their program LifeKnowledge.

It was the best way to start a day here – with lots of agricultural products. From the orange juice, to the egg quiche, to the French toast with almonds and peaches, our tables celebrated our diverse food supply.

FFA promoted their exciting initiative of engaging and interactive leadership lessons called LifeKnowledge. The program is sponsored by John Deere, Monsanto, the National Pork Board, Chevrolet, and Cargill.

There were four student leaders of the Hanford FFA chapter, Hanford California present at the breakfast, so they got a day off from school and the chance to boast about the advantages of LifeKnowledge, which their teacher Kris Elliot who uses these lessons in his classrooms. From what I learned this morning, these lessons can be used to integrate leadership lessons into all classrooms, even technical classes.

FFA was not available at my high school, but I was enthused to see what the organization is doing to improve our youth leadership education which can have powerful impacts on our society and the agricultural industry.