Local FFA Members to be Honored at State Convention

Friday, May 13th, 2022 -- 12:00 PM

(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, Star in Agribusiness and Star in Agriscience.

Some local FFA members in the running for Star Farmer include Megan Walter of Granton and Faith Beining of Marshfield. Local students nominated for Star in Ag Placement include Megan Walter of Granton and Brandon Jakobi of Loyal. One local finalist for the Star in Agribusiness competition is Brandon Jakobi of Loyal.

Each of the candidates will receive a plaque, with the top winners of each award also earning cash prizes. The finalists are all 2022 recipients of the State FFA Degree and were selected according to the amount of money earned in their Supervised Agricultural Experience Program.

This year, 331 students will earn their state degrees this year. The Wisconsin FFA Convention will be held at the Alliant Energy Center in June.

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