The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2024 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience. For the first time in recent history, Oklahoma has four finalists. They are: American Star Farmer Larahmy Blakley – Oologah FFA Chapter in …
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May 20
73rd Annual Alva FFA Banquet Gives out Awards
The 73rd Annual Alva FFA Banquet was held on May 14 at Alva Middle School. This banquet is held to celebrate accomplishments of the past year, thank all of our sponsors and parents, and announce the newly elected officer team. The new 2024-2025 FFA Officers are: Brady Lott, President; Avery McMurphey, Vice President; Jansen Shirley, …
May 14
Logan Snider, Chisolm FFA wins Inaugural FFA Auction Contest
Congratulations to our Inaugural FFA Auction Contest Champion, Logan Snider! The Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association worked with leaders in FFA to introduce the auction industry to FFA members. The Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association was there to congratulate Logan and held the following Q & A with her after the big win. Logan Snider, a first …
May 09
National FFA Officer Morgan Anderson Looks Back on Her Years in Blue and Gold
At the 2024 Oklahoma FFA Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays had the chance to talk with a National FFA Officer and Ohio native, Morgan Anderson. Hays and Anderson converse about her FFA experiences and her time as a state Ohio FFA Officer and a National FFA Officer. “There is something about the …
May 08
Silo FFA Member Kayla Poling Elected to Serve Oklahoma FFA as State President
Kayla Poling (front center), member of the Silo FFA Chapter, will lead the more than 29,000 members of the Oklahoma FFA Association for 2024-25. Members elected the 19-year-old to her presidential position during the 98th Oklahoma FFA Convention on May 8. An agricultural communications major at Oklahoma State University, Poling previously served as the 2023-24 …
May 08
Korbin Smith of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter Wins 2024 State Star in Ag Placement
Korbin Smith of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter earned the title of State Star in Agricultural Placement during the fifth session of the 98th State FFA Convention and Expo May 8 at the BOK Center. Smith’s supervised agricultural experience is working on his parents’ cow-calf operation, including wheat harvesting and producing forage. Smith Farms has 2,200 …
May 08
Ross Turner of the Oologah FFA Chapter Wins 2024 State Star in Agribusiness
Ross Turner of the Oologah FFA Chapter won the State Star in Agribusiness award at the 98th Oklahoma FFA Convention and Expo on May 8 at the BOK Center. Turner began his agribusiness, Turner Stockdogs, in 2021, when he trained and sold his first dog. Growing up on a multi-generation cow-calf and rope horse operation, …
May 08
Reagan Smith of the Oologah FFA Chapter Wins 2024 State Star in Agriscience
Reagan Smith of the Oologah FFA Chapter won the State Star in Agriscience award at the 98th Oklahoma FFA Convention and Expo on May 8 at the BOK Center. The State Star in Agriscience represents the best of the best within FFA member-led research in Oklahoma. Hailing from Oologah, Oklahoma, Smith has been an active …
May 08
Connor Mack of the Drummond FFA Chapter Wins 2024 State Star in Agricultural Production
Connor Mack of the Drummond FFA chapter was announced as the Oklahoma FFA State Star Farmer during the fifth session of the 98th Oklahoma FFA Convention and Expo on May 8 at the BOK Center. Mack’s supervised agricultural experience focuses on different crops and livestock within his family’s farm. “I plant several different crops including …
May 08
Coy Davidson of Elgin FFA Wins State Prepared Speech Championship- Will Represent State in Indy
The past five days have propelled Elgin FFA’s Coy Davidson into the role of a State Champion twice over- and becoming a National Contest qualifier with the opportunity to represent Oklahoma at the 97th National FFA Convention this coming October in Indianapolis. The high school junior won the Agriscience Speech Division State Championship this past …
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