*Missouri Governor Michael L. Parson*

Office of Communications

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

February 26, 2020

*MEDIA ADVISORY*

*Governor Parson to Celebrate National FFA Week in Missouri, Host Agriculture Careers Event for Over 200 Missouri FFA Members*

*(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) *On *Friday*, *February 28*, *2020*, Governor Mike Parson will join Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Assistant Commissioner Blaine Henningsen, and Missouri FFA leadership to celebrate National FFA Week in Missouri.

In honor of the FFA tradition of students driving their tractors to school during National FFA Week, Governor Parson and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe will kick off the celebrations by driving two John Deere tractors to the State Capitol. Director Chinn and more than 200 FFA students from across the state will welcome them to the Capitol on the southwest lawn.

Immediately following the tractor parade, Governor Parson will present a proclamation designating February 22 - 29, 2020, as National FFA Week in Missouri during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.

After the proclamation ceremony, Governor Parson, Lieutenant Governor Kehoe, Director Chinn, and agriculture leaders from across Missouri will host in-depth conversations with FFA students on careers in agriculture. Career day participants include the following:


* Ag Business Amanda Cooper and Jessica Kueffer from MFA, Inc.
* Ag Mechanics Jeremy Schneider from Sydenstricker-Nobbe Partners
* Animal Systems Dr. Bernd Eichenmueller from Boehringer Ingelheim
* Food Science Dr. Christopher Daubert from MU-CAFNR
* Plant Systems Connie Davis from Bayer
* Natural Resources Kurt Boeckmann from Missouri Department of Natural Resources



_*Friday, February 28, 2020*_

*8:35 a.m. **What:* National FFA Week Tractor Parade

*Where: *Missouri Governors Mansion to State Capitol

*Media:* Open

* **"*Governor Parson and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe will""start at the "*

*" Missouri Governors"**"Mansion and drive their""tractors to the north side "*

*" of the State Capitol. They will park""the tractors at approximately 8:45 "*

*" a.m."**"and take photos with FFA students on the southwest lawn."*



*9:20 a.m. **What:* National FFA Week Proclamation Ceremony

* Where: *1st Floor Capitol Rotunda

* Media:* Open



*10:00 a.m. **What:* Careers in Agriculture Day

* Where: *House Hearing Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7

* Media:* Open



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*Contact: Kelli R. Jones*

Communications Director

Work: 573-751-0765

Mobile: 573-508-9072

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.governor.mo.gov


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