Members from the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference on Oct. 8 in the Squires Student Center at Virginia Tech.

This year’s leadership conference welcomed approximately 450 student members, representing FFA middle and high school chapters from across the state of Virginia and featured several agricultural leadership and motivational workshops.

The conference targets first-year members in grades 6, 7, and 8; and provides them with tools to succeed as leaders within their respective FFA chapters, communities and careers.