Minnesota FFA Announces List of Top Agricultural Education Achievers

(KNSI) — Several area student members will be recognized at the Minnesota FFA Association’s state convention from April 24-26. There are 47 different areas where pupils can excel under Supervised Agricultural Experiences.

In total, 121 individuals will be honored at an event attracting over 4,000 students, teachers, guests, and staff. Another 350 will receive a State FFA Degree.

A list of local students and their fields of study is below.

Wildlife Management – Ethan Maras (Morris Area)
Specialty Animal Production – Elisabeth Schmieg (Glencoe-Silver Lake)
Small Animal Production and Care – Elise Betcher (Glencoe-Silver Lake)
Poultry Production – Ellen Warren (Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted)
Outdoor Recreation – Teagan Swart (Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted)
Grain Production – Cory Watland (Staples-Motley)
Goat Production – Grace Bayerl (Howard Lake Waverly Winsted)
Forest Management and Products – Hailey Kimball (Park Rapids)
Forage Production – Aiden Barlau (Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted), Brooke Converse (Staples-Motley)
Food Service – Kaitlyn Mathies (Eden Valley-Watkins)
Equine Science – Placement – Eleanor Wehseler (New London-Spicer)
Diversified Livestock Production – Wyatt Glessing (Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted) and Kera Pikula (Eden Valley-Watkins)
Diversified Crop Production – Placement – Kyle Hagen (Glencoe-Silver Lake), Eric Melberg (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) (BOTH WEB ONLY)
Beef Production – Entrepreneurship – Mason Grams (Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart)
Agriscience Research – Animal Systems — Colton Converse (Staples-Motley), Caden Mrazek (Staples-Motley), Allison Olander (Staples-Motley)
Agricultural Services – Grace Woitalla (Holdingford)
Agricultural Mechanics, Repair & Maintenance – Placement – Caleb Besmehn (Glencoe-Silver Lake)

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