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Dairy Production Entrepreneurship
Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship – sponsored by DeLaval LLC and New Holland Thomas Michael Allen of the Reedsburg FFA Chapter in Wisconsin grew up loving little brown cows, the Jerseys, on the family farm. Today, those Jersey cows are his … Continue reading
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Agricultural Sales Placement
Agricultural Sales Placement- Sponsored by Fastenal and Vigortone Ag Products Megan Lofton of the Southeast of Saline FFA Chapter in Gypsum, Kansas, works at the same local cooperative that she remembers frequenting as a child. She began by … Continue reading
Specialty Crop Production Entrepreneurship/Placement
Specialty Crop Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Mary Catherine Cromley of the Southeast Bulloch FFA Chapter in Brooklet, Georgia, grew up on a family farm that grew common groups on their land – cotton, peanuts and corn. She, however, was looking for … Continue reading
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Wildlife Production and Management Entrepreneurship/Placement
Sponsored by Wildlife Production and Management- Entrepreneurship/Placement sponsored by Purina Animal and Nutrition LLC Joshua Robert Bruckert of the Sauk Prairie FFA Chapter in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, volunteers his time to work for the owner of the land that … Continue reading
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Agriscience Research – Animal Systems
Agriscience Research- Animal Systems Madison Albiana of the Elk Grove FFA Chapter in California has been researching and comparing the average daily gains crossbred and purebred hogs. Working with professors at California State University, she discovered that breed did not … Continue reading
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Entrepreneurship
Ag Mechanics Repair and Maintenance- Entrepreneurship – Sponsored by Briggs and Stratton Company When Brandon Wiley of the Screven County FFA Chapter in Sylvania, Georgia, began helping his grandfather with his electrical contractors company on the weekends, he was given … Continue reading
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Small Animal Production and Care Entrepreneurship/Placement
Small Animal Production and Care- Entreprenuership/Placement, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company Katelyn Scott of the American Fork FFA Chapter in Utah raises, grooms and handles Australian Shepherds. Since 2008, she has bred seven dogs that have won national titles. Today, … Continue reading
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Outdoor Recreation Entrepreneurship/Placement
Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement- sponsored by Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
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Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Beef Production entrepreneurship sponsored by Bayer Animal Health Fourteen years ago, Thomas Wayne Glascock of the Pilot Point FFA Chapter in Texas received his first foundation female – named 0521. From that heifer, he made the goal to produce the … Continue reading
Nursery Operations Entrepreneurship/Placement
Nursery Operations- Entrepreneurship/Placement sponsored by RAM Trucks By the time she was five, Reighly Lou Blakely of the Oologah FFA Chapter in Oklahoma could identify nearly all of the plants grown in the family greenhouse. As she grew older, she … Continue reading
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