Jacob Paul from the Randolph Cambria-Friesland FFA Chapter in Wisconsin has been named a finalist for the Star in Agribusiness. The National FFA Organization selects 16 finalists (four per award) for the organization’s top awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agriscience and American Star in Agricultural Placement. These star awards recognize students who have developed outstanding agricultural skill and competency through their career development programs, demonstrated outstanding management skills, earned the American FFA Degree—the organization’s highest level of accomplishment—and met other agricultural education, scholarship and leadership requirements.
Each star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Foundation and earns the opportunity to participate in an international experience tour to Costa Rica. A panel of judges will interview the finalists and select one winner for each award at the 80th National FFA Convention, October 24–27, in Indianapolis, In. Winners will receive an additional $2,000 award.
The American FFA Degree recognition programs and tours to Costa Rica are co-sponsored by Case IH; Farm Credit Systems Foundation, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and Syngenta., as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. “Stars Over America,” a special audiovisual presentation featuring the star award winners, is produced by USDA Farm Services Agency as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
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