STATE PROFICIENCY AWARD FINALISTS The agricultural proficiency award program recognizes excellence in supervised agricultural experience (SAE) programs. The program rewards FFA members at the local, district, state and national levels for exceptional accomplishments in progressing toward specific career objectives in agriculture. Entrepreneurship program: For FFA members whose SAE involves owning an agricultural production operation or agribusiness enterprise. Placement program: For FFA members whose SAE involves working for others for wages or experience. We would like to honor all the district proficiency applications that were considered for state evaluation. Please note that in some cases members won two areas on the district level and were able to select their first proficiency area to be reviewed for state evaluation. If they won that area their second application was removed from consideration. If they were not selected as a winner in their first area of consideration their second application was then reviewed. Agricultural Education Charlie Bestwick, Sabetha Karina Rodriguez, Hugoton Rachel Sebesta, Ellsworth Grace Young, Osawatomie
Agricultural Sales – Placement Jodee Borgerding, Marysville Karson Hermreck, Hugoton Elsie Sorrell, Labette County
Sponsored by Stewart Seed (State) and Cargill and Fastenal (National)
Sponsored by Larry Gossen Family and Harmon Bliss Family (State) and the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation (National)
Agricultural Services Taylor Cherney, Republic County Benjamin Kneisler, Royal Valley Jay McClure, Hugoton
Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication Lane Goodwin, Riverton Colton Lohrentz, Buhler Spencer Ralph, Centralia Levi Stainbrook, Prairie View
Sponsored by Farm Credit Associations of Kansas (State)
Beef Production – Entrepreneurship Carissa Dahlquist, Council Grove Wesley Denton, Valley Heights Weston Schrader, Minneapolis Corbin Wilkinson, Scott City Aidan Yoho, Yates Center
Sponsored by Abilene Machine (State) and Lincoln Electric (National)
Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement Isaac Badders, Iola Morgan Doll, Renwick Kyler Havel, Republic County Drake Thomas, Jayhawk-Linn
Sponsored by Sam & Janet Hands (State) and Merck Animal Health and Rabo AgriFinance (National)
Beef Production – Placement Caylee Blew, Pretty Prairie Tucker Huseman, Ellsworth Rustin Pearcy, Hugoton Christina Perkins, West Elk Blayne Wilson, Burlington
Sponsored by KanEquip (State) and Tractor Supply Company (National)
Agricultural Processing Josie Buck, Jackson Heights Suheila Rosas, Hugoton Alyssa Sherron, Spring Hill
Sponsored by City BBQ (State)
Sponsored by Tiffany Cattle Co. (State) and Zoetis (National)
Agricultural Sales – Entrepreneurship Kyra Uphoff, Prairie View
Dairy Production – Placement Katrina Ball, Republic County Cauy Phillips, Holton
Sponsored by Harris Crop Insurance (State)
Sponsored by Kansas Dairy Commission (State) and Kuhn North America (National)
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