Tag Archives: 95th National FFA Convention and Expo
2022 Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship Proficiency Winner: Kolton Bailey
Kolton David Bailey of the Central Noble FFA Chapter in Indiana owns and operates KB Hay Supplies. Several years ago, he met a hay supplies company at a farm show, developing a relationship with them before being asked if he … Continue reading
2022 Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication Proficiency Winner: Levi Marlatt
Levi Marlatt of the Rushville FFA Chapter in Indiana produces precision computer numerical control (CNC) machined parts and metal fabrication for agricultural equipment. He works with his father’s business and owns his own, as well. The parts he fabricates include … Continue reading
2022 National Agricultural Sales Placement Proficiency Recipient: Tanner Owen
Tanner Owen of the Canyon FFA Chapter in Texas works for Premier Nutrition Technologies, a small feed supplement business that his family owns. The operation sells feed supplements designed for show animals ranging from pigs to cattle. He assists with … Continue reading
2022 National Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship Recipient: Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson of the Canyon FFA Chapter in Texas is the proprietor of Henderson Tractor Repair. He began restoring tractors and competing in restoration competitions at the age of nine. His first three restorations were a 1934 Alice Chalmers WC, … Continue reading
2022 Agricultural Processing – Entrepreneurship/Placement Recipient Ethan Meissner
Ethan David Meissner of the Marshfield FFA Chapter in Wisconsin works at his local meat processing facility. At the beginning of his supervised agricultural experience, he cleaned the processing facility and assisted customers in loading up their purchased products. When … Continue reading
2022 Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement Recipient Caden Keck
Caden Keck of the West Muskingum FFA Chapter in Ohio works for Ross Agri Mechanics, an equipment service and repair shop. His early tasks were simple ones including greasing equipment, completing oil changes and replacing basic filters. After four years … Continue reading
2022 Agriculture Education – Entrepreneurship/Placement Recipient Emily Hoyt
When she was a freshman, Emily Hoyt of the Audrain Co. R-VI FFA Chapter in Missouri was encouraged to take part in an Ag in the Classroom program. She was soon challenged to grow the existing program and even applied … Continue reading
Sgt. Phillip Jungman Shares How Background in FFA Helped Him in Olympic Career
Sergeant Phillip Jungman, Olympic Marksman who competed for the United States in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, shares his experiences in the army and how his background in FFA developed his skills to excel in a successful career … Continue reading
Lincoln Electric Celebrates 75 years of Support for FFA
Jim Mosman, Senior Customer Training Instructor at Lincoln Electric, explains the array of free training resources available for agriculture teachers, advisors, and instructors. Lincoln Electric offers an Education Training Program that provides these groups with educational curriculum, reduced price materials, … Continue reading
Fendt and Luke Bryan Support FFA
Country music star, Luke Bryan, grew up on his family’s peanut farm in Georgia. After many years in the music business, he stays close to his agricultural roots while collaborating with Fendt to support agriculture and FFA. Aaron Belanger, Farm … Continue reading