Tag Archives: Georgia FFA
2023 Wildlife Production and Management-Entrepreneurship/Placement National Proficiency Award Winner Thomas DeHoff
Thomas D. Dehoff of the Screven County High FFA Chapter in Georgia began raising bobwhite and Tennessee red varieties of quail when he was in the seventh grade. Working with his father and brother, the three raise flocks of quail … Continue reading
Joseph Ledford Named 2023 National Proficiency Winner in Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Entrepreneurship
Joseph Ledford of the Jackson-Empower FFA Chapter in Georgia repairs and restores antique tractors, and buys and sells tractors as part of his restoration business. He has learned how to service internal combustion engines by maintaining ignition, fuel and cooling … Continue reading
Georgia FFA Member Named 2023 Service-Learning – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner
Adam Jaycob Stone of the Bowdon High School FFA Chapter in Georgia sought to create sustainable change rather than a temporary fix when he recognized the food desert in his community. He created a nonprofit called Go Grow Georgia to … Continue reading
Podcast Host Jack Lingenfelter Wins Agricultural Communications – Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency
Jack Phillip Lingenfelter of the Coffee High FFA Chapter in Georgia records, edits and publishes episodes of the agriculture-promoting podcast, “The Straws That Stir the Drinks.” The podcast is a collection of conversations from national and state FFA officers, elected … Continue reading
One of Six Delegate Committees Focused on Transparent Communication
Answering questions of, “How can National FFA better communicate opportunities to students?” to “In what ways can National FFA have clearer communication to its membership?” were what the one of six student-led committees focused on. The delegate committee met to … Continue reading
Employment Skills LDE Winner Hails From Georgia
Chloe Paulk of the Irwin FFA chapter in Georgia won the National Employment Skills Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) and thankful for the people who’s supported her, including FFA area staff like Brittaney Schwing. The Employment Skills LDE is … Continue reading
Devin Boyer Named 2022 National Proficiency Winner in Nursery Operations – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Devin M. Boyer of the Franklin County FFA Chapter in Georgia works at Broad River Blooms in his home county. When he began his work, the farm was merely an overgrown field. However, he’s helped that land transform into a … Continue reading
2022 Equine Science – Placement Winner Ellie Williams
Ellie Jane Williams of the Northwest Whitfield FFA Chapter in Georgia works for a 53-acre, 12 stall operation, providing hunter-jumper boarding, lessons, and sales with more than 40 horses on property. The operation specializes in breeding, training horses and riders … Continue reading