Category Archives: 2019 Convention
Veterinary Science – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Katherine Mohr of the Twin River FFA Chapter in Nebraska has been a veterinary assistant for the last three years. She has assisted with equipment maintenance, restraining animals during procedures, cleaning kennels, and performing blood draws. Mohr’s skills have developed … Continue reading
Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Dawson Peek of the Lowndes High FFA Chapter in Georgia works on the family’s 1,600-acre operation, offering guided quail hunts with dogs and sporting clay courses. The courses include a five stand with a wobble trap, a 225-yard rifle range, … Continue reading
Agriscience Research – Plant Systems Mackenzie Camacho – California
Mackenzie Camacho of the O’Neals-Minarets FFA Chapter in California has focused her research on testing and experimenting with bacteria, fungus and fungicides in fruit production. Her first project had her testing the effectiveness of rinsing fruits and vegetables … Continue reading
Landscape Management – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Jase Hollas of the Schulenburg FFA Chapter in Texas began his supervised agricultural experience (SAE) when his father challenged him to do a better job caring for the yards than he had done. The next morning, he loaded a push … Continue reading
Grain Production – Placement
A fourth-generation farmer, Jakob Weinheimer of the Claude FFA Chapter in Texas started helping on the farm before he was nine years old, given the task of operating the grain cart. The family operation has 8,000 acres, much of which … Continue reading
Forest Management & Products – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Augustus C. Holt of the LaRue County FFA Chapter in Kentucky works in a logging operation with his father. He has several responsibilities, including cutting logs to size, loading logs onto the truck, pulling logs in the skidder or dozer, … Continue reading
Beef Production – Placement Duncan Patton – Georgia
Duncan Patton of the Madison County High School FFA Chapter in Georgia started his supervised agricultural experience (SAE) with only basic beef cattle management skills that he picked up while riding with his dad to work the family’s cattle herd: … Continue reading
Equine Science – Entrepreneurship
Niamh Sexton of the Waupaca FFA Chapter in Wisconsin has a passion for horses that began at a very young age, beginning to ride horses at the age of two. She acquired her first horse when she was five years … Continue reading
Agriscience Research – Animal Systems Riley Luginbill – Oklahoma
Riley Luginbill of the Stillwater FFA Chapter in Oklahoma has conducted three research projects designed to improve the performance of racehorses. Her initial project tested horses’ cardiovascular health based on which feed ration would best maintain a quicker recovery rate … Continue reading
Diversified Horticulture – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Cameron Matthews of the Shenandoah FFA Chapter in Indiana has a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) that includes the production, marketing, and sale of a wide variety of plants and other services he offers. In 2018, he raised and marketed 406 … Continue reading