FFA Week 2025: Let’s celebrate agriculture influencer + FFA Advisor Nathan Anderson!

Happy National FFA Week! As we celebrate Advisor Appreciation Day, we want to check in with an ag educator who is using social media as a platform to highlight his students.

Nathan Anderson joined RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender to discuss how involvement with the FFA, how he became an ag teacher, and what made him start posting his ag education TikToks.

Check out his full TikTok page:

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