03/20/2026
🎉 Big Announcement for the 98th Annual California FFA State Leadership Conference! 🎉We are excited to welcome Dr. Temple Grandin as a keynote speaker at this year's conference, presented by Valley Wide Cooperative! 🎤
Dr. Temple Grandin is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University. The facilities she has designed for handling livestock are used by many companies around the world. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonald's, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations.
Dr. Temple Grandin has appeared on numerous TV shows such as 20/20 and Prime Time. Her books include: Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport, and The Autistic Brain. Her books Animals in Translation and Visual Thinking have been on the New York Times Bestseller List.
She was also inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in September 2017, in 2022 was named a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor, and in 2023 was inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.
Get ready for a memorable Sunday morning hearing from the iconic Dr. Temple Grandin during Session 2 of the 98th Annual California FFA State Leadership Conference!
And be sure to visit the Valley Wide Cooperative booth at the Career Show after the session for a MEET & GREET with Temple! 🤩
Not in Ontario this year? A livestream for every session, plus pre and post-session coverage is happening at http://youtube.com/
