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CAPITOL REPORT: Celebrating National FFA Week

By U.S. Rep Jason Smith, Republican, Missouri 8th District
Posted 2/22/25

Agriculture has always been an important part of my life, just like it has been for so many in southeast and south-central Missouri. Growing up, I spent a lot of time on my grandparents’ farm in Salem — the very same one I purchased shortly after college and where I live today. It’s where I put in hours of hard work, discovered my love for agriculture, and made memories I’ll never forget. While the time I spent on my grandparents’ farm gave me valuable experience, nothing prepared me more to be a cattle rancher — and a congressman — than FFA.

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