Second, agriculture related companies have been integral to that success. So with a focus on the future, as the median age of farmers has steadily climbed, we've made historic investments in the next generation. Since 2022, the state of Illinois has paid the dues for every high school student taking an agricultural education class to be an FFA member. Every student wants to be an FFA member, gets it for free. And that's increased the number of FFA members from 23,000 to 41,000. (09:16–09:27)
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