Despite the cold, more than 200 Wisconsin FFA members made the trek to the State Capitol with the task of advocating for agriculture education -- specifically $60 million in the state budget that helps support Career and Technical Education or CTEs.

Joshua Capodarco is the ag teacher and FFA advisor at Sun Prairie East High School. East and Sun Prairie West each have about 300 FFA students. They brought a handful from each chapter to talk about the importance of FFA and ag education in front of lawmakers. 

We also hear from two students in the group. Lydia Statz is the FFA President at Sun Prairie East, one of the very few students in FFA who grew up in production agriculture. Jada Danielson from Sun Prairie West serves as her FFA Chapter’s student advisor. While she doesn't have a background in ag, Jada is still passionate about FFA's role in developing young leaders, and she's working hard to bring FFA to local middle schools.