The first assignment I gave to my student bloggers was to cover this morning’s FFA Breakfast. The breakfast was FFA’s venue to launch their LifeKnowledge Center for Agricultural Education. This Center is going to be the focal point for FFA’s leadership initiative that not only supports FFA’s core principles but also has the goal of establishing 10,000 quality agricultural science programs by the year 2015.
Mary Irelan took the picture and Margy Fischer did the interview. Margy’s interview is with Michelle Spoelstra, a high school junior at Hanford High School, Hanford, CA. That interview is available here: 
Michelle Spoelstra Interview (2:12 MP3 File)
A lot of announcements will be made at Commodity Classic this week, or at least timed for the event. Here’s one we’ve been expecting since last week’s 
The Mickey ears give our location away. This photo was inspired by Tom Steever, Brownfield Network. This was our view from the Bayer CropScience dinner. Great food and company.
The first media-centric event I got to participate in here at Commodity Classic was done by Bayer CropScience.
California Dreamin’ is the theme of the opening reception at Classic.
One of the guys in charge of this whole thing is the NCGA President, Gerald Tumbleson, seen here with his wife.
Here’s a couple of serious soybean promoters.
As we headed in to the opening reception this evening at the convention center we were encouraged to pick up a little flashy thing and wear it.