Top FFA Members to be Honored at State Convention
Monday, April 29th, 2019 -- 7:44 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Some of the top FFA members in Wisconsin will be honored this summer in Madison during the organization's state convention.The Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin FFA Center have announced its candidates for the 'Stars Over Wisconsin' awards--which include finalists for the Star Farmer Award, Star in Ag Placement and Star in Agribusiness. No Star in Agriscience applications were submitted this year. Some students from neighboring schools in the running for Star Farmer include Kevin Kitchen of Augusta and Brooke Welke of Osseo-Fairchild. Each of the candidates will receive a plaque, with the top winners of each award also earning cash prizes.
The finalists are all 2019 recipients of the State FFA Degree and were selected according to the amount of money earned in their Supervised Agricultural Experience Program. A total of 328 student will earn their state degrees this year. The Wisconsin FFA Convention will be held at the Alliant Energy Center on June 10-13.
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