The “I Believe in the Future of Ag” campaign serves as an outlet for local FFA chapters to receive donations and matching funds for innovative projects in their classrooms, leadership programming, community service projects, and field trips to advance agriculture education in their schools. The annual fundraising campaign kicked off in September 2025 and ran through February of the current program year. Corporate sponsors provide support for the educational campaign, providing matching dollars to the participating FFA chapters.
Donors to the 2025-26 “I Believe in the Future of Ag” campaign chose which chapter they supported, and 100% of each local donation is returned to the designated chapter, including a portion of the matching sponsorship pool of funds.
Additionally, Nebraska FFA chapters that participated in the 2025-26 campaign had the option to partake in the Sponsorship Engagement Contest, potentially earning even more dollars for their FFA chapters. The Sponsor Engagement Contest provides opportunities for chapters to connect with campaign corporate sponsors through a variety of activities, including on-site industry tours, classroom speakers and demonstrations, podcast interviews, and professional development. A total of 80 FFA chapters participated in the contest this program year, submitting nearly 840 sponsor engagement activities.
The Nebraska FFA chapters that participated in the most sponsor engagement activities and received at least $500 in local donations through the “I Believe in the Future of Ag” campaign were recognized on stage at the Nebraska FFA State Convention held March 25-27, 2026. The top 10 chapters participating in the contest received additional cash prizes, with first place receiving $1,000, in addition to a portion of the matching sponsor funds. The top 10 finishers of the 2025-26 Sponsor Engagement Contest are as follows:
1st Place: Aquinas FFA
2nd Place: Johnson County Central FFA
3rd Place: Osmond FFA
4th Place: Litchfield FFA
5th Place: Johnson-Brock FFA
6th Place: Ravenna FFA
7th Place: Pleasanton FFA
8th Place: High Plains FFA
9th Place: Gothenburg FFA
10 Place: Sutton FFA
“Local FFA and agriculture education programs play an integral role in growing and developing future leaders in agriculture and in our communities,” says Stacey Agnew, Nebraska FFA Foundation Executive Director. “I see this campaign as a very important tool to help those chapters have the resources they need to grow leaders and build communities.”
