(NAFB.com) – The National FFA Organization has reached a record-breaking milestone of more than one million members. The current membership number is 1,027,273, up 8.6 percent from last year. National FFA, a nationally recognized school-based student leadership development organization, says states that have shown the largest membership percentage growth this past year are Utah, Florida, and Alaska. “It’s so exciting to watch this generation continue to find their place in agricultural education and FFA,” says National FFA CEO Scott Stump. “We know there are many opportunities in the field of agriculture – from being a leader in your community to filling the need in the talent pipeline in one of more than 350 careers in agriculture.” The organization believes in the future of its members and is also seeing a lot of opportunities in the years ahead. Utah saw a 172 percent growth in membership, Florida jumped 116 percent, and Alaska’s membership grew by 74 percent.