Tag Archives: Agriscience
South Dakota FFA Member Named 2023 American Star in Agriscience Finalist
Hadley Stiefvater is no stranger to seeing agriscience in action. She grew up watching her father, a veterinarian, care for livestock, and translated those experiences to an array of agriscience projects during her high school and collegiate career. Learn more … Continue reading
Ryan Squires of Iowa Wins Middle School National Agriscience Fair- Environmental Services
As a current freshman in high school, Ryan Squires of the North Scott FFA Chapter in Iowa has completed more complex research than many adults. His most recent project conducted during middle school focuses on the effects of rock types … Continue reading
Danae Westra of California Named American Star in Agricultural Placement Finalist
Danae Westra of the Visalia-Central Valley Christian FFA in central California has a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) focused on researching cattle. She has measured growth, protein levels, milk production rates and more in several long-term experiments through the years, starting … Continue reading
Sydney Hefty of Indiana Recognized as American Star in Agriscience Finalist
Sydney Hefty of the Dekalb FFA Chapter in Indiana was recognized as an American Star in Agriscience finalist at the 95th National FFA Convention. Hefty’s SAE includes agriscience projects in multiple areas of research: mechanical science, plant science, social science … Continue reading
Brennan Elszy of California Named Agriscience Research- Plant Systems Proficiency Recipient
Brennan Elszy of the Hanford FFA Chapter in California has conducted two research projects in plant and soil sciences. His first project tested the effectiveness of Chloropicrin soil fumigation on managing nematode populations in orchard soils that were previously planted … Continue reading
2021 American Star in Agriscience Finalist, Reese Wilson
Reese Wilson of the Stephenville FFA Chapter in Stephenville, Texas, was selected as one of the top four national finalists for the American Star in Agriscience. He has completed research projects on his sheep flock and undergraduate research at Texas … Continue reading
FFA Member Works with Blueberries & Wins
Callie Warren from the Lowndes County FFA chapter in Georgia was named the winner of Food Products & Processing Systems Division II. She studied ways to increase the sugar content of blueberries using hands-on scientific methods. http://www.ffaconvention.com/audio/Convention2013/Warren_Ag_Sci_Winner.mp3Podcast: Play in new … Continue reading
Owens finds surprising agricultural literacy results in study
When Alyssa Owens of the Sonoraville, Georgia, FFA chapter began distribution of a survey to score the agricultural literacy of her peers, she had high hopes. What she got back discouraged her, and she was able to develop a comprehensive … Continue reading
FFA Members Test Duct Tape to Win Agriscience Area
Joshua Saleen and Juan Martinez are from the James Madison FFA chapter in San Antonio, Texas. They studied the stickiness of certain brands of tape via a device they invented. http://www.ffaconvention.com/audio/Convention2013/Div_3_Ag_Sci.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Georgia FFA members study E-coli in well water
Two members of the Franklin County, Georgia, FFA chapter may have made a life-saving discovery for their community. Caleb Bond and Josh Gilbert studied the effects of chicken burial pits on well water and found some results that they hope … Continue reading