Category Archives: 2012 Convention
Outdoor Recreation Entrepreneurship/Placement
Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement- sponsored by Yamaha Motor Corporation USA http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Outdoor_Recreation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Beef Production entrepreneurship sponsored by Bayer Animal Health Fourteen years ago, Thomas Wayne Glascock of the Pilot Point FFA Chapter in Texas received his first foundation female – named 0521. From that heifer, he made the goal to produce the … Continue reading
Nursery Operations Entrepreneurship/Placement
Nursery Operations- Entrepreneurship/Placement sponsored by RAM Trucks By the time she was five, Reighly Lou Blakely of the Oologah FFA Chapter in Oklahoma could identify nearly all of the plants grown in the family greenhouse. As she grew older, she … Continue reading
Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship
Agricultural Sales- Entrpreneurship- Sponsored by Crop Production Services and Monsanto When Ansley Akin of the Franklin County FFA Chapter in Carnesville, Georgia, placed second in the national FFA floriculture competition, her interest was sparked and she began her own home-run … Continue reading
Agriscience Research – Integrated Systems
Agriscience Research Integrated Systems Kayleigh Warner of the DeKalb Central FFA Chapter in Waterloo, Indiana, has conducted research to determine the safety of foundry sand mixed with moderately clayey soil. Her work also allowed her to decide whether foundry sand … Continue reading
Home and/or Community Development Entrepreneurship/Placement
Home and/or Community Development- Entpreneurship/Placement sponsored by Carhartt, Inc. As the child of two agriscience teachers, Hannah Treptow of the Weimar FFA Chapter in Texas is used to performing service projects in her community. With her FFA chapter, she operates … Continue reading
Diversified Crop Production Placement
Diversified Crop Production – Placement- Sponsored by Crop Production Services and National Crop Insurance Services Jakob Wilson of the Fairbanks FFA Chapter in Milford Center, Ohio, works on his family’s 3,700 acre farm, growing corn and soybean in four counties. … Continue reading
Beef Production Placement
Beef Production Placement sponsored by Midwest PMS Stetson Shimfessel of the Clark County FFA Chapter in Winchester, Kentucky, has a family with a strong farming background. So it just made sense to work with beef cattle when he needed an … Continue reading
Forest Management and Products Entrepreneurship/Placement
Forest Management and Products- Entrepreneurship/Placement- sponsored by John Deere and Ram Trucks http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Forest_Management_Products1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Diversified Horticulture Entrepreneurship/Placement
Diversified Horticulture- Entrepreneurship Placement- sponsored by Nationwide Insurance Foundation William Maltbie of the Burlington FFA Chapter in Oklahoma fell in love with his first riding lawn mower because it reminded him of a mini tractor. Soon he added the hedge … Continue reading