National FFA Elects New 2025 Officer Team

Nov 06, 2025
By Farms.com

Six Students Chosen to Lead National FFA for 2025-26

The National FFA Organization has announced its 2025-26 National Officer Team, elected during the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo held in Indianapolis. The newly elected officers represent a diverse group of student leaders from Delaware, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee.

Out of 37 qualified candidates, six members were selected after an extensive interview process conducted by the National FFA Officer Nominating Committee. These students will serve as the official representatives of the National FFA, promoting agricultural education and leadership development nationwide.

Trey Myers from Oklahoma will serve as National President. Lilly Nyland from Michigan was chosen as National Secretary. The vice presidents include Joey Nowotny from Delaware for the Eastern Region, Jael Cruikshank from Oregon for the Western Region, T. Wayne Williams from Tennessee for the Southern Region, and Claire Woeppel from Nebraska for the Central Region.

Throughout the next year, the officers will travel across the United States, meeting FFA members, educators, and agricultural leaders. Their responsibilities include leading leadership workshops, interacting with government officials, and representing FFA at national and international events.

The National FFA Officer Team plays a key role in inspiring students to pursue leadership, community service, and agricultural careers, an FFA spokesperson stated. Together, they will shape the organization’s direction, continuing FFA’s mission of preparing the next generation of agricultural leaders.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.