By Katie Nolles Smith, Stuart Public Schools agriculture education teacher and FFA co-advisor
Established in 1999, the Stuart FFA Chapter seeks to serve students in all three components of agriculture education: classroom, SAE (Supervised Agriculture Experience) and FFA. In the 2025-2026 school year, the chapter has 24 high school members.
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