Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:58:14 CDT
The Stillwater FFA Chapter captured more National Championships in the National FFA Agriscience Fair i Indianapolis then any other Chapter in the United States- and the five National Championships that…
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Oct 30
Meet Your 2022 National Proficiency Award Winner in Beef Production- Luke Gallagher of Altus FFA
Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:28:23 CDT
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Two Oklahoma FFA Members brought home National Championships in the Agricultural Proficiency Awards as they were announced at the National FFA Convention in Indianapo…
Oct 30
Meet Your 2022 National Proficiency Award Winner in Agriscience Animal Systems- Raigan McKee of Oologah FFA
Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:29:31 CDT
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Two Oklahoma FFA Members brought home National Championships in the Agricultural Proficiency Awards as they were announced at the National FFA Convention in Indianapo…
Oct 30
Caleb Horne of Morrison FFA Wins National Championship in Prepared Public Speaking at 2022 National FFA Convention
Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:53:23 CDT
Caleb Horne from the Morrison FFA Chapter in Oklahoma was named the National Champion in the Prepared Public Speaking LDE Contest with his speech about carbon sequestration. Horne believes that it is imporant to educate farmers and consumers about this topic.
The top four individuals received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The prepared public speaking LDE is designed to recognize outstanding FFA members for their ability to prepare and present a factual speech on a specific agricultural issue in a well thought-out and logical manner in a competitive setting. Members prepare and deliver an eight to ten minute speech from memory and respond to five minutes of questions. The event is just one way FFA members can develop their ability to communicate in a powerful, organized and professional manner.
Horne won the state of Oklahoma’s Prepared Public Speaking Contest at the Oklahoma FFA Convention in Tulsa this past spring- earning him the right to represent Oklahoma at the National Convention in Indianapolis. He spoke on the efforts in the US to provide farmers financial incentives in the carbon sequestration arena. You can listen to Caleb Horne’s presenation as one of the Final Four speakers at the National Level this past week. Click on the listen link below.
Oct 28
Tuttle FFA Wins National Livestock Judging Contest at 2022 National FFA Convention
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:28:04 CDT
Oklahoma has had a strong history at the National FFA in the LIvestock Judging contest- and here in 2022 at the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo- more history was made as Oklahoma claimed the Nati…
Oct 23
Two Thousand Oklahoma FFA Members Heading to 95th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:12:29 CDT
FFA members and supporters from across the country will celebrate agriculture and agricultural education next week during the 95h National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.
This time-honored tradition, hosted by the city of Indianapolis, will be held Oct. 26-29.
More than 60,000 FFA members from the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are expected to participate in the event. That includes over approximately 2,000 FFA members from the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma FFA has a reputation of being right at the top when it comes to many of the events that will have FFA members from across the US competing for top honors. For example, Oklahoma is tied with Georgia in having the most Three Star Chapters that will be honored on the convention stage in Lucas Oil Stadium. Oklahoma and Georgia each will have 36 Chapters honored tghis week, followed by Missouri with 35. The three star rating is given only to the best of the Gold Emblem Chapters and up to ten percent of a state’s chapters can earn this award if they qualify. Click here for the Oklahoma list of high achievers that will be honored and/or are competing at this year’s convention- it includes the full list of our 36 top chapters.
In addition, Oklahoma has the third most 3 Star Permier Chapters this year- tied with Kansas in that catefory. Georgia has a total of 9 3 Star Premier Chapters while Ohio, Illinois and Flordia each have 7. The three OKlahoma Chapters in contention for a national champtionship include Meeker FFA, Miami FFA and Okmulgee FFA.
Oklahoma is in the top five in both the National Agriscience Fair and in the number of finalists in the Profiency Awards here in 2022. OKlahoma has the fifth most Agriscience Finalists- a total of 22. Georgia has the most finalists, followed by Texas, Ohio, California and Oklahoma.
Stars Over America
Oklahoma has one of the 16 national finalists in the Stars Over America competition in 2022- Emma Victery of Chickasha FFA is a Finalist in the Star in Ag Placement award.
Victery, a member of Chickasha FFA in Oklahoma, raises Black Angus cattle with her family. She started small in her youth, but now Emma is an irreplaceable part of the management and marketing on her family farm.
“The thing that makes me the most proud is my dad trusts me with my family’s operation, and he told me the only person that he would trust to take care of things while he’s gone,” Victery said. “He also values my opinion a lot when it comes to selecting bulls and making breeding decisions.”
Breeding cattle is something in which Victery has a particular interest. She took classes on artificial insemination in high school, and she’s currently enrolled at Eastern Oklahoma State College to major in animal science, pre-vet and ag communications.
Click here to see the four star finalists in Ag Placement- this link includes a video of Oklahoman Emma Victery.
National FFA Officer Candidate
One Oklahoma FFA member is in her second year of competing for a very special honor- Karstlyn Cantrell of Skiatook FFA is representing Oklahoma as a National FFA Officer candidate. Karstlyn will know Monday evening if she has advanced to the final selection process- the slate of 6 National Officers for 2022-2023 will be announced Saturday afternoon, October 29th. You can hear Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays’ conversation with Cantrell by clicking here.
National Speech Contests
Three Oklahoma FFA members are competing in the National Speech Contest this week- Hays has talked with all three and you can hear his conversations with them by clicking on their names-
Prepared Public Speech- Caleb Horne, Morrison FFA
Extemporaneous Speech- Kayla Poling, Silo FFA
Creed Presentation- Addyson Schneberger, Carnegie FFA (the story with Addyson wlll be posted Monday)
Many other FFA members will be involved in Career Development contests and 190 high achieving FFA members wll receive their American FFA degree on Saturday morning- here’s where you can get the complete rundown.
Learn more about the National FFA Convention by clicking here.
Learn More about the Oklahoma FFA by clicking here.
Oct 21
Kayla Poling of the Silo FFA Chapter Prepared to Represent Oklahoma at the 2022 National FFA Convention Next Week
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:28:07 CDT
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The 2022 National FFA Convention is coming up next week in Indianapolis. Competing in the national contest for extemporaneous speaking will be Kayla Poling from the S…
Oct 20
Caleb Horne of Morrison FFA to Represent Oklahoma and Compete with his Winning Prepared Speech in Indianapolis
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:45:22 CDT
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Hundreds of Oklahoma FFA members dressed in their blue and gold are headed to Indianapolis in the days ahead for the 95th National Convention of the FFA organization….
Oct 19
Karstyn Cantrell Prepared to Represent Oklahoma in Indianapolis as National FFA Officer Candidate
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:16:14 CDT
Representing Oklahoma in the race to become one of the national FFA officers is Karstyn Cantrell from the Skiatook FFA chapter in northeast Oklahoma. Cantrell served on the 2020-2021 FFA state officer team and is running for a second time to secure a spot on the national FFA officer team.
Growing up on a fourth-generation cow-calf operation, Cantrell said she feels lucky to have deep family roots within the agriculture industry. The transition to being involved in the FFA at a young age, she added, was seamless.
Early on in her FFA career, Cantrell said she learned the value of saying “yes” after listening to advice from a peer in her chapter.
“She told me to simply say yes,” Cantrell said. “Anytime there was a sign-up on the board asking if we wanted to participate in contests or camps or conventions, I always took that piece of advice and said ‘yes.’”
Starting with the agricultural communications CDE, Cantrell said she worked her way through different Career Development Events and began attending more events such as the Alumni Leadership Camp and Made for Excellence conferences.
“Each of those experiences just really built on one another and I found that at every event I was going to, I was meeting more people who I just really enjoyed their presence, and I enjoyed the experiences I was getting in the FFA and finally made the mindset, ‘not what FFA can do for me, but what I can do in the FFA,’” Cantrell said.
Cantrell said her experience serving on the 2020-2021 State FFA as an Oklahoma state FFA officer was a little different because of the pandemic. Cantrell was selected as a top three finalist, which she said would normally mean getting the chance to travel the state. Due to the pandemic, Cantrell said she learned how she could make a difference even with the barriers in place.
“Things were very different, but I honestly wouldn’t change it for anything,” Cantrell said. “It gave me the opportunity to be active on social media to make those connections through a phone and through zoom calls that I had never really utilized and so that experience was very different, but at the same time, at our state FFA convention, which was virtual, meant that I got to be in my home living room with all of my friends and family close being right there with me.”
Cantrell said she had always been fond of the idea of serving as a national FFA officer.
“They serve such a big impact and I always thought that was a really cool opportunity,” Cantrell said.
Although Cantrell did not make the team on the first try, she said the experience allowed her to grow as a person.
“I am running for a second time and so I can see how my mindset has changed in wanting those opportunities of ways that I can give back and ways that I can be someone for the agricultural industry and a voice,” Cantrell said.
This time, Cantrell said her approach is different after having the time to self-reflect.
“This year, I am walking in with a bit more experience and that knowledge,” Cantrell said. “So, it’s been really nice to get to do more of the self-reflection type of processes here, getting to walk through some practice interviews, get to make those connections, and really evaluate how I did as a person.”
Cantrell said she believes she stands out as a candidate this year because of her grasp of what her place is in the organization and the agriculture industry.
“This time last year after losing the national FFA office, I was forced to really see who I was as a person,” Cantrell said. “And I’ve got to refine that person and so I believe walking in just more confidently knowing whom I was called to be and how I can serve FFA members is going to give me a much more confident approach going through the process. I also understand that this process is one that has already been chosen and it’s a really humbling experience, and so I know that the six FFA members who are chosen to go through this process for a whole year are exactly whom the organization needs and I trust the national organization and I trust that the six members that they elect are going to be exactly the members who are the best fit to serve FFA members.”
To see the FFA members and Chapters to be recognized at the 95th National FFA Convention takign place in Indianapolis next week, click here.
Click the LISTEN BAR below to listen to Ron’s full conversation with Karstyn Cantrell, National FFA Officer Candidate.
Oct 19
Amber-Pocasset FFA livestock judging team Wins Runner-up honors at the American Royal
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:52:00 CDT
Amber-Pocasset FFA livestock judging team took runner-up honors at the American Royal contest in Kansas City.
The team won 2nd place honors in beef, sheep/goats, reasons, and third in swine.
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