FFA Members Advance to State with Proficiency Awards
by Randy Morris
February 15, 2008
The Area III FFA Proficiency Awards selections were held February, 13, 2008 in Edina. Six members of the Putnam County FFA submitted 10 applications to be judged against other applicants from the Area III FFA Association.
There are 50 proficiency award areas in which students can apply. Proficiency awards are based on each student’s Supervised Agriculture Experience Program (SAEP). SAE programs are the student’s project or job outside of the school setting. SAE programs are either placement (working for someone) or entrepreneurship in nature. The applications and the student’s record book are reviewed by area agriculture instructors and placed accordingly after being scored.
The following FFA members from Putnam County placed first and
will advance to state competition: Devon, 1st Diversified
Horticulture Placement; and Brady F., 1st Diversified Crop
Production Placement.
Other FFA members with applications that placed second and are
alternate to state were: Tanner, 2nd Grain Production Placement;
Michael, Agricultural Sales Placement; Devon,Turf Grass Management
Placement; Brady F., Diversified Agricultural Production and Grain
Production Entrepreneurship. Also placing were: Brady M., 4th Small
Animal Production Entrepreneurship; Jake, 4th Beef Production
Entrepreneurship; and Tanner, 3rd Forage Production.
The two area winning applications will be sent to state for further review by a state committee. The students will attend the State FFA Convention in April where a state winners will announced. Both area winners will receive a plaque at state convention for their accomplishment.
