Category Archives: 2013 Convention
Skidmore wins national profiency
Chelsea Skidmore of the Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA Chapter in Union City, Ohio manages her own herd of 25 dairy cows. She’s worked to maintain a herd average of 64 pounds of milk a day, have a 60 percent heat detection … Continue reading
Glascock wins national proficiency
At the age of four, Thomas Wayne Glascock of the Pilot Point FFA Chapter in Pilot Point, Texas began a lifelong love affair with cattle. Today, his supervised agricultural experience is composed of production beef cattle, growing and raising market … Continue reading
Larson wins national proficiency
Britt Larson of the Pilot Point FFA Chapter in Texas has 32 registered head of Simbrah cattle. He received his first cattle in 2002 from his grandfather. Since then, he has amassed the skills to succeed as a rancher. He … Continue reading
Grossnicklaus wins national proficiency
Jacob Grossnicklaus of the Chickasha FFA Chapter in Chickasha, Oklahoma is a third generation agriculture service and maintenance welder. At a young age, he began going on service calls with his father and as he gained the knowledge and skill, … Continue reading
Woodworth wins national proficiency
Jessica Woodworth of the Mineral County FFA Chapter in Keyser, West Virginia works at her family-owned market, selling retail cuts of meat, seafood from nearby Virginia, fruits, vegetables and spices and seasonings. She began assisting her parents when she was … Continue reading
Eliason wins national proficiency
As a child, Cooper Eliason of the Howard FFA Chapter in Howard, South Dakota would often go with his father to work where he operated wind turbines. Those early experiences stuck with him and when time came to choose a … Continue reading
Tompkins wins National Proficiency
Nate Tompkins of the Dayton FFA Chapter in Dayton, Oregon has been at his father’s side in the family welding shop since the time he could walk in rubber boots. Today, he works designing and fabricating new farming and nut … Continue reading
Bowman wins proficiency wins on the national level
The summer of his seventh- grade year, Kyle Bow man of the Lennard FFA chapter in Ruskin, Florida, began looking for a job to pay for his kart – racing hobby. He began working with his uncle to maintain landscapes, … Continue reading
Oklahoma FFA Member shines in Prepared Public Speaking CDE
Tyler Schnaithman of the Garber, Oklahoma, FFA Chapter used his passion for agriculture and his desire to inform his audience on the issue of biotech labeling to obtain a pretty spectacular accomplishment. Schnaithman was named the national winner of the … Continue reading
Ross Crabill STAR in Agricultural Placement Finalist
Ross Crabill is from the Shenandoah FFA chapter in Indiana. His hard work allowed him to gain valuable skills to apply to his future. http://www.ffaconvention.com/audio/Convention2013/Ag_Sci_Crabill.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download