FFA membership reached an all-time high this year. But an estimated 7-9 million former members are believed to have lost touch with the organization. A national campaign called CONNECT! will share today's FFA and help increase awareness of FFA.

West Plains High School in West Plains, Mo., leads the 2011 FFA Chapter Challenge with 532 votes. The competition has FFA chapters in seven states competing for the most support from their local farmers and ends May 1.

The National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation have entered into a new, strategic alliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Council for Agricultural Education designed to develop agriculture students' skills.