Tag Archives: Proficiencies
Vipond wins national proficiency
Aaron Vipond of the Mahnomen FFA chapter in Mahnomen, Minnesota, works on his family farm and another in the area. Between the two placements, he works 3,800 acres of grain crops. When he began working in the fields, his duties … Continue reading
Schenkel wins national proficiency
John Schenkel of the Northwest Technical FFA chapter in Maryville, Missouri, started a row crop production operation with his sister when he was in the seventh grade. Today, he has 101 acres of soybeans and 54.5 acres of corn with … Continue reading
Thompson wins national proficiency
When he was in the eighth grade, Andrew Thompson of the Jo Byrns FFA chapter in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, grew a small patch of tobacco under the watchful eye of his grandfather. Today, he calls seven acres of fire-cured tobacco … Continue reading
Sanders wins national proficiency
Tyler Sanders of the Wanette FFA Chapter in Wanette, Oklahoma, began raising Boer goats by keeping his show does after they had completed their showing careers. Eventually, he started incorporating superior genetics into the herd. Currently, he’s completing a feasibility … Continue reading
Millican wins national proficiency
Brooke Millican of the Decatur FFA Chapter in Decatur, Texas, built a pocket park in her downtown area. When she found an area behind the Decatur Visitor Center that was just a hill with overgrown grasses and weeds, she decided … Continue reading
Woodworth wins national proficiency
William Woodworth of the Mineral County FFA chapter in Keyser, West Virginia, works at a farm’s slaughterhouse and meat processing plant. Each year, the operation slaughters about 600 head of cattle, 400 hogs, 50 lambs and 50 goats. As the … Continue reading
Goss wins national proficiency
Blake William Goss of the Sentinel FFA Chapter in Sentinel, Oklahoma, grew up on a show pig producing operation and understood the importance of marketing and being easy accessible to the customer. With the support and guidance of his family, … Continue reading
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