Monthly Archives: November 2013

Boddiford wins national proficiency award

Joseph Boddiford of the Southeast Bulloch FFA chapter in Brooklet, Georgia, works on his family farm, growing 2,100 acres of cotton and 850 acres of peanuts. When he began his SAE, his main duties were harrowing fields, picking peanuts and … Continue reading

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Sannes wins national proficiency award

When she was four years old, Camber Sannes of the Amherst FFA Chapter in Amherst, Wisconsin, received her first pony. She learned the basics with her pony until she was seven and her mother bought her an American Quarter Horse … Continue reading

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Miller wins national proficiency award

Tanner Miller of the Mulhall-Orlando FFA chapter in Orlando, Oklahoma, raises goats and Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Beginning with a goat herd of 10 does, he has expanded to 58 producing females and two bucks to maximize the enterprise’s potential. For … Continue reading

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Powel wins national proficiency award

Daniella Renae Powell of the Estill County FFA chapter in Irvine, Kentucky, is a student worker at her school greenhouse and a seasonal worker at a local floral shop and greenhouse. When she began her jobs, she was given simple … Continue reading

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Vinyard wins national proficiency award

Carson Vinyard of the Altus FFA Chapter in Altus, Oklahoma will become the fourth generation of his family to farm and raise cotton and wheat in southwest Oklahoma. He has proved to be a source in innovation and progress on … Continue reading

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Sporrowk wins national proficiency award

Jordan Sparrowk of the Lodi No. 1 FFA Chapter in Lodi, California discovered early on that he wanted to be involved in his father’s beef cattle operation. His duties started small; at first he was merely asked to carry branding … Continue reading

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Valencia wins national proficiency award

Michael Valencia of the Madera FFA Chapter in Madera, California grew up around the apiary industry and was the proud owner of 15 hives before he was a freshman in high school. Today, he has 115 hives and offers pollination … Continue reading

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Lantz wins national proficiency award

Sheridan Lantz of the Yelm FFA Chapter in Yelm, Washington works for her mother’s cottage business, processing and marketing natural wool and other fibers. She creates custom orders from other fleece producers in addition to processing fiber from their own … Continue reading

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Poole wins national proficiency

When Brandon Poole of the Franklin County FFA Chapter in Carnesville, Georgia read about the lack of agriscience teachers, he decided to do his part in fulfilling the need. With his agricultural education SAE, he worked with his teachers to … Continue reading

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Minnesota pair win at national science fair

Shantal Pai and Connor Pederson represented the Acadamy for Science and Agriculture FFA when the competed in national science fair. The pair tested different irrigation systems to see how to grow plants in arid locations. These experiments lead them to … Continue reading

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