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The Minnesota FFA Association returned to in-person for the 93rd annual state convention in April. The following results highlight area students and teams. Complete results can be found on the Minnesota FFA Association website at mnffa.org .
State Star Award
The State Star Awards are presented to the top individuals from four different supervised agricultural experience project categories.
State Star in Agribusiness winner — William Bugbee, Paynesville Area
State Star in Agri Science Region V finalist — Lance Sawatzky, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
State Officers
Vice President — Natalie Beckendorf, Renville County West
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Treasurer — Brynn Lozinski, MACCRAY
State FFA Degree
The state FFA State Degree is given to the top members of a State FFA Association, and only 2 percent of Minnesota FFA members earn the degree. This degree demonstrates the student has put an exceptional amount of time into their supervised agricultural experience, local chapter and community.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Eric Melberg
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa: Santos Sorenson, Hillary Prentice, Shelby Anderson, Olivia Thieschafer
Benson: Emma Ascheman
BOLD: Jerson Kopka, Kiara Stai
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Lance Sawatzky
Lac qui Parle Valley: Ella Hammerud, Makayla Koepp, Brock Trager
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Litchfield: Abagayle Shoutz
MACCRAY: Andrew Janssen, Brynn Lozinski, Caden Yoose, Cailin Yoose
Montevideo: Lauren Dehne, Kassey Pauling
New London-Spicer: Grace Gratton, Raeann Holmquist
Paynesville Area: William Bugbee
Willmar: Lily Thompson
Proficiency Award
Supervised Agricultural Experience top three proficiency award winners from the region were:
Agriscience Research, Integrated Systems: (1) Katelynn Marquardt, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
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Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication: (2) Lance Sawatzky, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Agricultural Services: (2) Jacob Walsh, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Beef Production Entrepreneurship: (3) Mason Grams, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Diversified Crop Production Placement: (3) Eric Melberg, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Equine Science Placement: (1) Eleanor Wehseler, New London-Spicer
Forage Production: (2) Caden Yoose, MACCRAY
Goat Production: (2) Matthew Lingbeek, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Specialty Crop Production: (2) Saxton Melberg, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Career Development Award
Area students participated in career development events. Listed are area teams finishing in the top 10 and area students in the top 25 in each event.
Agricultural Mechanics — Team: (2) Willmar; Individual: Dustin Seubert, Willmar; Derik Johnson, Willmar; David Thaden, Willmar; Tyler Heida, MACCRAY
Crops — Team: (4) New London-Spicer (7) MACCRAY; Individual: Robert Schimerowski, New London-Spicer; Brody Lien, New London-Spicer; Caden Yoose, MACCRAY; Landin Ahrenholz, MACCRAY; Mitchell Kleeberger, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Dairy Handler — Individual: Emersen Tatge, MACCRAY
Farm and Agribusiness Management — Individual: Samuel Mastey, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Fish and Wildlife Management — Individual: Kaden Iverson, New London-Spicer
Floriculture — Team: (3) Willmar; Individual: Lily Thompson, Willmar; Grace Vierhuf, Willmar; Isabell Sauceda, Willmar
Food Science and Technology — Team: (6) Benson; Individual: Leah Olson, Benson; Hailee Ellingson, Benson; Sara Evenson, Benson; Lilly Ostlie, Benson
Horse Evaluation — Team: (7) Montevideo; Individual: Lana Rongstad, Montevideo; Mason Rohloff, Minnewaska Area; Kassey Pauling, Montevideo
Livestock Evaluation — Individual: Macy Rohner, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg; Brynn Lozinski, MACCRAY
Meats Evaluation and Technology — Team: (10) New London-Spicer; Individual: Adriana Behl, New London-Spicer
Nursery and Landscape — Team: (4) MACCRAY; Individual: Cailin Yoose, MACCRAY; Emily Santjer, MACCRAY; Brogan Harguth, MACCRAY
Small Animal — Individual: Rebekah Walz, Paynesville Area
Soils — Individual: Jennifer Bratsch, Renville County West, Colton Noble, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Creed Speaking — Individual: Abby Schoumaker, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Extemporaneous Speaking — Individual: Ben Bugbee, Paynesville Area
Parliamentary Procedure — Team: (5) Paynesville Area
Best Informed Greenhand — Individual: Allison VanNurden, New London-Spicer
Discussion — Individual: Natalie Beckendorf, Renville County West
