Additional results from the Missouri State FFA Convention have been announced. The convention concluded on Friday night in Columbia.
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A video compiled by Trenton FFA chapter members earned top honors in the Missouri Farm Bureau video contest. Videos show how chapters make a different in agriculture. Those helping with the video were Samantha Hudson, Jessica Roy, Travis Tatum, Breilly Roy and Alex Anderson.
The chapter also received a Top Chapter Award, placing 28th out of 326 chapters in the state. The award recognizes chapters for achieving excellence in student, chapter and community development. Only 10 percent of the chapters in the state receive this honor. Trenton’s activities this past year included the Study Buddy program, Project Lead, a pool party, SAE program spotlight articles in the Trenton Republican-Times newspaper, an agricultural career forum, fruit sales, eighth grade recruitment, the annual appreciation breakfast, a chapter officer retreat, the chapter/alumni barbecue, the Big Buck contest, the FFA cookshack at the NCM Fair, Relay for Life, hosting a petting zoo and the chapter volunteer project of helping at the Church Women United Thrift Shop.
The Trenton FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team placed fifth in judging on Friday. Team members included Alex Anderson, Brandon Whittle, Laramy Raymo, Alex Lovell, Magie Steinhoff, Kate Lowrey and Leah Husong.
The Ag Sales Team took eighth place and earned a Group II rating. Micah Burkeybile placed sixth individually and earned a Group I rating while Cydney Ferguson was 12th and also earned a Group I rating. Travis Tatum was 60th and earned a Group II rating.
Trenton finished 39th in ag mechanics and earned a Group III rating. There were no individual Group I or II ratings for the team.
Brook Kreatz and Neal Wolf are the Trenton FFA advisors.
The Princeton FFA got their second first-place team in state competition as the Meats Team took top honors and earned a Group I rating. Jeffrey Stevens led the individual judging for Princeton, finishing sixth and receiving a Group I rating. Brycen Stark and Nate Roberts both earned a Group I rating, finishing eighth and 18th respectively. Caleb Wyatt was 56th and received a Group I rating.
Princeton’s Dairy Cattle Team placed seventh and earned a Group I rating. Jansen Stark and Brody Cridlebaugh both earned an individual Group I rating, finishing 14th and 15th respectively. Taylon Place earned a Group I rating by finishing 34th and Braden Donelson finished 84th, earning a Group II rating.