Veteran Iowa Farm Broadcaster Von Ketelsen was presented the Honorary Iowa FFA Degree at the 2021 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Des Moines.

“Von Ketelsen has been a great promoter and supporter of FFA,” said Iowa FFA Foundation Executive Director Joshua Remington. “Iowa FFA appreciates all he has done.” Ketelsen was born and raised on a grain and livestock farm in Iowa.

“Like my four brothers and one sister, I was in 4-H. Unfortunately, the school we attended didn’t offer FFA at the time. But they do now, so I’m glad about that,” Ketelsen said.

Ketelsen has been a fixture in Iowa farm radio, having served as a farm broadcaster at such Iowa farm radio stations as KOEL, WMT, KWMT, and currently at Carroll Broadcasting in Carroll, Iowa.

Ketelsen produces a radio program called “FFA Today.” The weekly feature spotlights current FFA students as well as prominent FFA alumni.