Tag Archives: 95th National FFA Convention and Expo
Carrie Rhoades Named 2022 National Proficiency Winner in Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship
Carrie Rhoades of the Ansonia FFA Chapter in Ohio is a seventh-generation dairy farmer, raising her own herds of dairy replacement heifers, milking cows and dairy show cattle. She has a labor exchange agreement with her father to pay for … Continue reading
Versailles FFA of Ohio Named 2022 Model of Excellence
The Versailles FFA Chapter of Ohio was named the 2022 Model of Excellence at the 95th National FFA Convention & Expo. Versailles FFA promoted farm safety in their community by hosting a Family Farm Safety Night event. To promote economic … Continue reading
2022 National Diversified Agricultural Production Proficiency Reciepent: Justin Duenke
Justin Duenke of the Audrain County R-VI FFA Chapter in Missouri has a supervised agricultural experience in multiple areas including beef, grain, oil crops and forage production. His placement is on a third-generation family farm consisting of row crops, Haflinger … Continue reading
2022 Beef Production Placement Proficiency Winner- Lizzie Schafer
Lizzie Catherine Schafer of the Taylorville FFA Chapter in Illinois works for her family farm, producing 120 head of Angus cattle and focusing on performance tested bulls, breeding females, show heifers, and profitable feedlot cattle. This experience has given her … Continue reading
2022 Agriscience Research- Integrated Systems Winner: Garren Hamby
Garren Thomas Hamby of the Eagleville FFA Chapter in Tennessee conducts research that is tied to his other enterprises, including a livestock operation called Hoofstock Ventures and a strategy/marketing consultancy called agEXCEDE. With the former, he focused on analyzing advanced … Continue reading
School Project Asks FFA Members, “Why Should Kids Join 4-H and FFA?”
For one student in Ohio, he recently joined the National FFA organization and is already taking initiative to lead the organization. Wyatt Morrow, among friends, are interviewing FFA members and people throughout the National FFA Convention and Expo. The task … Continue reading
Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event Winner: Rachel Noble
Rachel Noble from the South Lenoir FFA Chapter in North Carolina was the winner of the 2022 Creed Speaking Contest. Winners of the National FFA Creed Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) were announced Friday during the second session of the … Continue reading
Behind The Scenes with Convention Organist
Live music at the 95th National FFA Convention is played by Cincinnati Reds organist, John Shutte. While he’s been playing for over fifty years, he still practices an hour, or two, a day. It takes time to prepare for the … Continue reading
2022 Agricultural Services Proficiency Winner: John Gilbert
John Gilbert of the Valley View MVCTC FFA Chapter in Ohio works for his family business, Ro-Lin Farm Services. This operation specializes in buying, storing and hauling farm products. They provide agriculturists with various services, such as: custom fertilizer, spraying, … Continue reading
Student Showcase Presenter, Megan Clark, Explains Agricultural Communications Supervised Agricultural Experience
Megan Clark, an FFA member from the DeWitt Central FFA Chapter in Iowa, has five years of experience in media as a freshman at Iowa State University. Her Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project in Agricultural Communications working with the student … Continue reading