Tractor Supply Co. and the National FFA Organization are supporting Arizona’s next generation of agricultural leaders through the third annual Grants for Growing program.

This year, Arizona Tractor Supply stores raised $11,975 through customer donations to fund local, youth-led agriculture projects made possible by the initiative, according to a release. The Apache Junction store is at 10545 E. Main St.

Tractor Supply Co., a rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., awarded five grants to Arizona FFA chapters that requested funding to build or enhance sustainable educational projects that will further their students’ understanding of agriculture. In Arizona, the grants will help fund a variety of projects including improving a chapter’s swine barn and greenhouse and gardening initiatives.

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