FFA Day at the Capitol

I certainly loved my first ever FFA Day at the Capitol, despite the avalanche of snow. The day started extremely early as we met at the transportation building for doughnuts, juice, and welcomes from various FFA and government supporters. Then, under the direction of Julie Tesch, Sarah Tesmer, and Kevin Paap, we headed to Chairperson Mary Ellen Otremba's office and then on to a discussion with Chairman Al Juhnke. Next we sat in on the House session and were introduced on the floor. After a quick view of the Senate, we ate a bite and then visited the Governor's office and met briefly with his senior political analyst. Later we moved to a panel discussion with some great agricultural supporting legislators. The weather had gotten so bad and only the six of us and the brave members of Southwest Star Concept were left. Our final meeting of the day was with Commissioner Gene Hugoson and Robin Kinney at the Department of Agriculture where we talked about international and domestic agriculture.