At the 2025 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Oklahoma claimed four National Championships out of the 45 Proficiency Award categories.
Agricultural proficiency awards honor FFA members who, through Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs), have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers. Students compete in areas ranging from agricultural communications to wildlife management. Proficiency awards are also recognized at local and state levels and provide recognition to members exploring and becoming established in agricultural career pathways.
The four national titles include:
Agricultural Sales – Placement
Kenzie Mowery of the Chickasha FFA in Oklahoma has worked in sales and design at Life in Bloom Florals for three years. Mowery’s increasing responsibilities have included cleaning and disinfecting, organizing and conducting weekly inventory, and taking orders, as well as processing flowers, creating arrangements, and managing the store’s opening and closing duties. Mowery is supported by her parents, Ken and Bridget, and her FFA advisors, Emily Schmidt, Kolby Schmidt, and Mark McPeak.
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays had the chance to visit with Kenzie- listen to their conversation at the link below:
Agriscience Research – Animal Systems
Kyriana Beard of the Stillwater FFA in Oklahoma performed research measuring factors related to health and exercise tolerance in horses with different exercise frequencies. Beard’s findings concluded which measures of exercise safety are useful, and how these findings can enhance animal welfare practices. Beard is supported by Kim Beard, and her FFA advisors Bailey Kliewer, Carl Nipper, and Robby Branscum.
Beard is no stranger to high honors- she was the 2025 Oklahoma State Star in Ag Placement- Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays caught up with Kyriana in Indy and you can hear their conversation at the link below:
Swine Production – Entrepreneurship
Blake Weeks of the Meeker FFA in Oklahoma has a Supervised Agricultural Experience that consists of a show pig and sow herd operation. Weeks’s breeding operation profits by hosting private treaties and by selling to fellow breeders at live auctions. His show pig operation generates income through premium sales, winning shows, exhibiting breed champions, selling animals for meat, and selling animals to other swine breeders for breeding purposes. Weeks is supported by his parents, Jeff and Sarah, and his FFA advisor, Logan Johns.
Wildlife Production and Management – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Kizer Schneberger of the Carnegie FFA in Oklahoma has an entrepreneurship SAE in wildlife management that involves trapping turtles and furbearing animals and selling them to buyers licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. Schneberger sells hides used in the garment industry to create sustainably produced clothing and apparel. His trapped turtles are shipped to market for human consumption, and the turtle shells are utilized in the craft industry. Schneberger is supported by his parents, Jared and Crystal, and his FFA advisor, Kane Kinion.
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