Anna Milazzo of Galt is one of 30 high school sophomores recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness Academy.
Miss Milazzo and the other students selected will spend the first week of June in the St. Louis area learning about many of the unique opportunities available in agriculture.
On Monday, June 4, the MAbA class will convene at the Missouri Department of Agriculture. After a Department overview and tour, the students will travel to St. Louis. During the 2018 Missouri Agribusiness Academy, the students will visit businesses and learn about career opportunities in animal and plant health, communications, forestry, value-added agriculture production and more. The students will end their week with a graduation ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
Miss Milazzo is a sophomore at Grundy R-5 High School, where she is an active member of the Grundy R-5 FFA Chapter. She is the daughter of Jennifer Radcliff.
To be eligible for the Agribusiness Academy, students must come from a farming family or be an active member of the National FFA Organization or 4-H.