Category Archives: 2018 Convention

Isaac Nelson of the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter in Minnesota is a fourth-generation dairy farmer. His parents started him in this area with one cow. After breeding that first cow, he has a total of nine registered Holsteins six years … Continue reading →

Nicole Harder of the LaCrosse FFA Chapter in Hooper, Wash., works for both her mother’s farm and another female-owned regional livestock auction facility. At her mother’s farm, they manage approximately 1,300 head of purebred Hereford cow-calf pairs and bulls. She … Continue reading →

Garrett Hagler of the Miami Trace FFA Chapter in Washington Court House, Ohio, began his operation with two bred Angus heifers that he bought and bred for the next two years. As his herd grew, he switched from artificial insemination … Continue reading →

Jonah Brannon of the Calloway County FFA Chapter in Puryear, Ky., owns and operates Brannon’s Plot Service, a crop plot research service. Working with the local extension agent and company representatives, he planted on-farm commercial and experimental corn and soybean … Continue reading →

Collin Tennant of the Manchester Community FFA Chapter in North Manchester, Ind., got the idea for a fall roadside stand after visiting Shipshewana to pick up green beans for his mom. Fast forward several years and he routinely sells more … Continue reading →

Mason Sowers of the James River FFA Chapter in Fincastle, Va., works at a local feed, seed and hardware co-op. His duties include helping customers, stocking feed, loading and unloading shipments, emptying trash cans, closing the store, cleaning the warehouse, … Continue reading →

Abigail Hissong of the Milton-Union MVCTC FFA Chapter in Troy, Ohio, has spent three years conducting experiments to analyze multiple facets of plant systems pertaining to corn. The first experiment she ran was a study of how varying temperatures can … Continue reading →

Brock Vetick of the Lyons-Decatur Northeast FFA Chapter in Nebraska had his interest in agriscience research sparked when he was in the ninth grade and he performed a research project on soil erosion and crop residue management. The next year, … Continue reading →

While Hadley Stiefvater of the McCook Central FFA Chapter in Salem, S.D., also raises poultry, beef cattle, swine and sheep, her research has taken center stage in her supervised agricultural experience (SAE). Her first year of work, she researched feed … Continue reading →

Emily Holcomb of the Firelands FFA Chapter in Wakeman, Ohio, began producing maple syrup as a family project with her father. After being exposed to maple sugaring at a young age, she began to take a more active role in … Continue reading →