The mission statement of the national Future Farmers of America organization is to make a difference in the lives of students by developing a potential for leadership, growth and career success. 

It's a huge organization, and the president of the whole Idaho chapter is right here in Bingham county. He's the first president from the Blackfoot chapter in 46 years.

Eighteen-year-old Seth Pratt's great great grandfather homesteaded his family's Bingham County property in 1904. And for 80 years, they've been in the cattle industry. That makes him the makes a fifth-generation rancher.

The national Future Farmers of America organization is the largest student-based organization in the world. And he has been named the state president, the Blackfoot chapter's first president since 1963.

He will now travel the country, talking to young people about messages like image versus influence.

Seth Pratt, FFA state president: "It means oftentimes we pay more attention to what other people think of us and we pay more attention to our own image rather than what kind of influence we have on a situation. What do we leave behind?"

Mark Pratt, Seth's father: "He has a very natural speaking ability, a warmth that people relate to, and are drawn to."

Most state presidents seem to come from the Boise Valley. But with Seth this year, and a Rexburg president last year, both of whom are dedicated to the agriculture industry, they are putting eastern Idaho back on the map.

And Seth says despite challenges in the industry, he's committed to traveling America and giving workshops on leadership, and inspiring the 4,000 state members he represents.

Pratt: I would like to get into environmental law... And I want to see a lot! The more traveling I can do by the age of 30, the better."

The FFA has more than 500,000 members. Seth will network with many of them when he travels to Washington, DC at the end of July, as part of his presidential duties.