•March 11, 2020•

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State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) after introducing Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Kelsi Kessler from Carmi to the Senate. Also pictured are her mother, Kara Kessler, and the State FFA President Gage Miller of Sullivan.

FFA students and agricultural advocates from throughout Illinois descended on the Capitol for Illinois Agriculture Legislative Day (IALD) on March 3.
As part of the day’s activities, State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) welcomed and introduced Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Kelsi Kessler from Carmi to the Senate. Also pictured are her parents, Kara and Curt Kessler, and the State FFA President Gage Miller.
IALD brings together farm, agricultural commodity organizations and agriculture interest groups to advocate to lawmakers about the importance of agriculture and agricultural education.[/s2If]