In her beginning of high school, FFA was slightly out of Carlie's radar. But as she progressed through her freshmen and sophomore year, she made the decision to jump in and get involved. Deepening her involvement in the organization not only "gave her something to do", but has made her the person she is today, an agricultural business major who is passionate about the future of agriculture.

Throughout Carlie's time as an FFA member, she was a Citizenship committee chair, a two-year team AG sales member, and a competitor for individual AG sales. Besides those roles, she has, and still does, play a major role in the AG room and chapter. Whether it's by pushing members to do their very best, being a helpful hand, or giving you the advice you need to hear.

In this episode, we are unzipping her FFA story, the influences from her mentors, and what continuing agriculture after high school is like. However, the takeaways that she has pocketed in her years as a member and are sharing with us in this episode are a must-listen!

So sit back, relax, tuck that tallywacker in, and hear more about life Beyond the Blue!

As an FFA member, it often feels like you have a lot on your shoulders. Between homework, projects, and AET all concepts of keeping up get lost along the way. Finding the balance takes time, a whole lot of missing work, and often times, a break. Tune in this episode to hear my own experiences with burnout caused by this and the ways that I found to get myself out of that slump.

🌴 Joining FFA can be slightly nerve-racking when you don't know what you're jumping in to, especially when you're going from living in the busy state of California to rural Iowa. However, today's guest Juliana Luis wasted no time in getting herself involved.

🫂 Throughout Juliana's time as a member, she was not only the 2023-2024 co-reporter or the 2024-2025 economic development chair, but she was most importantly an encouraging, hardworking person who stood as a strong role model to many in, and out of our chapter.

✨ Today we unzip her FFA story, time as an officer, perseverance to get back out there even after not being re-elected, and the takeaways she absorbed from FFA that are helping her in her recent and future endeavors.

💙 So sit back, relax, tuck that tallywacker in, and hear more about life Beyond the Jacket!