Farm Credit sponsors FFA’s New Century Farmer Conference, which gathers FFA alums who are actively engaged in farming. We also sponsor FFA’s National Convention and an FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grant in each of the 50 states and Puerto Rico.

If production agriculture is your career choice, then New Century Farmer may be the conference for you. Each year the National FFA Organization selects an elite group of FFA alumni between the ages of 18 and 24 to attend the New Century Farmer Conference. New Century Farmer provides you with an opportunity to advance your leadership, personal and career skills. During the five-day conference, you and other future producers will learn from each other and industry experts as you discuss the topics and issues that affect today’s production agriculturists.

The 2025 New Century Farmer Conference will take place July 20-24, in Indianapolis, IN. What You Will Experience at the New Century Farmer Conference:

• Learning from industry experts on topics that are relevant to young producers.
• Exploring diverse farm business operations.
• Getting up-close-and-personal with leaders in agriculture, communications, and business.
• Networking with a group of other extraordinary young entrepreneurs.
• Developing a vision statement for the future of your operation.

2025 New Century Farmer application is closed.

2026 New Century Farmer application will open Dec 15, 2025.

Travel assistance is available for this conference.

New Century Farmer    Farm Credit Council