Tag Archives: Texas FFA
Weston Whiteside of Texas Named American Star in Agribusiness Finalist
Weston Whiteside of the Sam Rayburn FFA in Ivanhoe, Texas is a 2023 American Star in Agribusiness finalist. He shared about his experience in FFA and his landscaping business with Broadcast Desk Intern Hannah Whetstone. http://www.ffaconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/23StarFinalist_Agribusiness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window … Continue reading
2023 Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication-Entrepreneurship/Placement National Proficiency Award Winner Peyton Vanden Berge
Peyton Vanden Berge of the Stephenville FFA Chapter in Texas works in agricultural fabrication for H4 construction and has completed two design and fabrication projects for his chapter: building a hay trailer and a 36-foot-long sliding axle trailer. For H4, … Continue reading
Texas FFA’s Braedon Raven Named Forest Management and Products Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency Winner
Braedon Raven of the Klein FFA Chapter in Texas works at the Old Time Christmas Tree Farm. The 40 acres has approximately 10,000 Virginia pine and cypress trees. He plants, manages, and grows these trees each year, in addition to … Continue reading
Prepared Public Speaking LDE Winner Hails From Texas
INDIANAPOLIS- Winners of the National FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) were announced Friday during the fourth session of the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Mr. E.L. Caraway of Texas served as superintendent of this … Continue reading
FFA Member Turned Olympian, U.S. Army Sergeant
Phillip Jungman’s career started in the U.S. Army during college at Texas A&M University. After being selected as an alternate for skeet shooting in the 2016 Olympic Games, he joined the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit where he currently serves as … Continue reading
National FFA Western Region Vice President Reflects on Year of Service
Appreciative of the opportunities to hear and see where FFA members were all from sums up Ryan Williamson’s year as a National FFA Officer. While he knew it would be a year of service to an organization Williamson has been … Continue reading
2022 Diversified Livestock Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner Connor Pence
Connor Pence of the Veribest FFA Chapter in Texas owns and operates a breeding goat herd and commercial cattle herd in addition to raising market goats, market lambs, and market swine. When he was just three years old, his grandparents … Continue reading
Extemporaneous LDE Winner Hails From Texas
Bryce Fischer of the Florence FFA chapter in Texas won the National Extemporaneous Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) and says it was a bitter sweet ending to his last year competing in LDE’s. The National FFA Extemporaneous Public Speaking … 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