Trigg County FFA member and past chapter President Cooper Long received the American FFA Degree Saturday morning during the 95th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.
Long received the honor during the final session of the convention. He served as President of the Trigg County FFA Chapter in 2020-21. Long’s work with the family beef cattle operation and his leadership as a chapter officer helped him earn the American Degree.
The American FFA Degree is the highest degree an FFA member can achieve. It is the final step in an FFA degree system that encourages personal growth and achievement. The degree is a high and rare honor, less than one percent of FFA members earn it. It requires commitment and hard work to attain but you don’t have to be a gifted student or live on a farm or ranch to reach this goal. The FFA degree system is organized so that all FFA members have an equal chance at the American FFA Degree, no matter where they come from.