Category Archives: 2018 Convention
Vegetable Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Isaac Lenier
Isaac Lenier of the Berrien FFA Chapter in Nashville, Ga., works for his family’s twelve acre you-pick vegetable stand. The operation produces tomatoes, okra, sweet corn, bell peppers, watermelons and jalapeños. The stand was born as a project for Lanier … Continue reading
Turf Grass Management – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Carson Eyre
Carson Eyre of the Western Brown FFA Chapter in Mount Orab, Ohio, began his lawncare business by mowing his grandmother’s property every two weeks. Enjoying the money he made, he decided to turn the operation in a legitimate business, Eyre … Continue reading
Swine Production – Placement Winner: Brenden Kleiboeker
Brenden Kleiboeker of the Pierce City FFA Chapter in Stotts City, Mo., works for a farm that raises approximately 1,000 all-natural, deeply-bedded, antibiotic-free market hogs. His responsibilities with the hogs begin before they even get to the farm. He pressure-washes … Continue reading
Swine Production – Entrepreneurship Winner: Jonathan Timm
Jonathan Timm of the Cisne FFA Chapter in Luka, Ill., comes from a cattle-producing family so he had to prove to his parents that he was up for the task of switching lanes into swine production. When he was in … Continue reading
Specialty Crop Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Grace Box
Grace Box of the Neosho FFA Chapter in Missouri produces and markets Belgium Hardy Mums as part of her own business, Gracie’s Mums. In her fourth season growing, she raised 250 mums her first year, increasing to 350 in her … Continue reading
Specialty Animal Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Nathan Stewart
Nathan Stewart of the East Clinton FFA Chapter in Leesburg, Ohio, owns and operates his own apiary and honey business, Bee Wild Honey Farm. His interest began when his parents started giving him a teaspoon of raw honey each morning … Continue reading
Small Animal Production and Care – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Tara Hummel
Tara Hummel of the Tri-Point FFA Chapter in Cabery, Ill., works for Select Exotics, an exotic cat breeding operation. Initially assigned to basic cleaning and feeding tasks, she has become an integral part of the team. She’s learned to handle … Continue reading
Sheep Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: JaLeigh Oldenburg
JaLeigh Oldenburg of the Mulhall-Orlando FFA Chapter in Oklahoma began her supervised agricultural experience (SAE) when she was five years and her father gave her ten ewes. These ewes became the genetic nucleus of her stock as a Southdown breeder. … Continue reading
Poultry Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Alicia Montemayor
Alicia Montemayor of the James Madison FFA Chapter in San Antonio, Texas got into the poultry business when she received two fertilized eggs from a family friend. For the first eight years of her endeavor, she only raised production hens. … Continue reading
Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement Winner: Kelby Rudd
Kelby Rudd of the Stillwater FFA Chapter in Okla., leads guided hunts on public and private properties for Stillwater Outfitters. The locations, a 180-acre high fence preserve, an 800-acre high fence preserve, and a 2,000-acre low fence area, offer hunts … Continue reading