On social media, the newest vintage “grail” isn’t a 1980s band tee or a pair of Levi’s. It’s a blue corduroy jacket embroidered with a gold emblem and the name of a high school on the back: the FFA jacket, once tucked carefully into the backs of closets across the country.
Indonesian TikToker @.sarkowiii wears an Annandale, Minn., FFA jacket.
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Laney Andrews’ FFA jacket once belonged to her father, Jim Andrews, during his FFA tenure.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Laney Andrews competed at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, giving her speech about the need for more ag teachers in the U.S.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss
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Laney Andrews wears her father’s former FFA jacket in a photo from 2021 after competing in Prepared Public Speaking.
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McCook Central FFA members pose with their brand new FFA jackets that they received from the South Dakota FFA Association.
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A concertgoer sports a North Dakota FFA jacket at Farm Aid 40.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Dave Bordewyk
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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com .
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