Students in Agriculture
Missouri FFA Convention – April 15-17, 2026
Sponsored by: Arts Appliance, Furniture, Electronics, and Flooring of Moberly – BTC Bank of Salisbury – Bailey Brothers Collision and Repair of Brookfield – Rae Bennett with Bennett’s Boujee Bites of Madison – C-Com, Incorporated of Macon – Chariton Valley, Keeping You Connected – Tom Elsbury, your Shelter Insurance Agent in Centralia – Farmers Mutual Insurance of Marion County in Palmyra – Fehling Small Engine of Salisbury – Fusselman Salvage Company of Moberly – Hatton Vermeer Sales of Kingdom City – La Plata Nursing Home of La Plata – Mr. Wrench’s Trading Post of Bevier – NAPA Auto Parts in Moberly – Putnam County State Bank of Unionville and Milan – Salisbury Meat Market & Processing, LLC of Salisbury – Chad Sawyer, your Missouri Farm Bureau Agent in Kirksville – Schwada Builders, Inc. of Shelbina – Shelton Seed of Centralia – The Mower Shop Ag Repair and Diesel Performance of Milan – Tri County Tire & Repair of Monroe City – Verimore Bank of Brookfield and Milan – Shannon Wray, your local Shelter Insurance Agent in Macon – United Security Bank of Auxvasse, Fulton, and Kingdom City – AND Regional Missouri Bank. Establishing New Roots, Growing Stronger, Connecting Communities, Regional Missouri Bank Member FDIC
Salisbury State FFA Degree recipients: Cate Atkinson, Lydea Britt and Mariska Bixenman:
Shaylynn Bell-Westran FFA:
Kadence Sulltrop, Molly Wies, Adley Spurgeon, Caleb Busker-Fayette FFA Livestock Judging Team:
Zada Ketchum, Kenna Campbell, Lilly Wheeler, Wesley McSparren-Memphis FFA:
Skyler Anderson-Macon FFA:
Kelsey Sparks-Brookfield FFA:
Carson Hill-Centralia FFA:
Annamarie Stone-Atlanta FFA:
Lea Simmons-Putnam County FFA:
Jarred Sayre-Milan FFA:
Ethan Pearce and Kendra Sayre-Milan FFA:
Sophie Geppert-North Callaway graduate and State FFA Vice-President:
Baylor Stearns and Jersey Rowe-Marceline State FFA Degree recipients:
Peyson Larrick-South Shelby FFA State Contest Qualifier:
Kaelynn Samuels and Maddy Daly-Hallsville State FFA Degree recipients:
Dom Williams-North Shelby FFA State Contest Qualifier:
Brett Sayre-Mark Twain FFA Advisor, who has 2 contest teams going to state:
Reed Pottebaum, Kenley Wessel, Emma Cobb-Montgomery County FFA-
Amylya Boggs and Stella Starks-Moberly FFA:
Wesley Summers and Kadon Timbrook-Palmyra FFA:
Annual Sturgeon FFA Alumni Fried Chicken Dinner Sunday April 26th, 11AM-2PM at the Sturgeon High School. The cost is $15 per person and $10 for children 12 and under.
Gabriela Lopez-Padron Aurora FFA:
Jaylyn Hoover-Carthage FFA
Kody Kleeman-Lockwood FFA:
National FFA Week – February 21-28, 2026
Sponsored by: Mr. Wrench’s Trading Post of Bevier – Air Link Rural Broadband of Salisbury – Arts Appliance, Furniture, Electronics, and Flooring of Moberly – Atlanta FFA Alumni Association of Atlanta – Herby & Billie Jo at Bailey Brothers Collision & Repair of Brookfield – BTC Bank of Salisbury – C-Com Incorporated of Macon – Charley’s Service of Atlanta – Jay O’Bannon & Jeff O’Bannon with Commodity Plus Trucking serving Central Missouri – Cody Cross at Crossroads Automotive of Huntsville – Farmers Mutual Insurance of Marion County in Palmyra – Fusselman Salvage Company of Moberly – Gerth & Baskett Furniture of Memphis – Hatton Vermeer Sales of Kingdom City – J.C. Auto and Truck Parts of Monroe City – La Plata Nursing Home of La Plata – Brad Althide, District Sales Manager with L.G. Seeds of La Plata – Mid-Missouri Truck & Trailer Parts, LLC of Mexico – Moore Fans of Marceline – NAPA Auto Parts of Moberly – Northeast Missouri Coop of Edina and Shelbyville – Putnam County State Bank of Unionville & Milan – Regional Missouri Bank of Marceline, Salisbury, Keytesville, Glasgow, Paris, Moberly, Brookfield, Bevier, and New Cambria – Salisbury Meat Market & Processing of Salisbury – Schwada Builders, Incorporated of Shelbina – Tom Elsbury, your local Shelter Insurance Agent in Centralia – Shannon Wray, your local Shelter Insurance Agent in Macon – Shelton Seed of Centralia – The Mower Shop Ag Repair & Diesel Performance of Milan – Tri County Tire and Repair of Monroe City – Chariton Valley, Keeping You Connected
Macon FFA – multiple members
Centralia FFA – Stetson Stone Area V-P
Putnam County FFA – Tayla Turner
Salisbury FFA – Lydea Britt
North Shelby FFA – Hazel Yoder
Monroe City FFA – Marah Greiman
Brookfield FFA – Blayde Lindsay
South Shelby FFA – Lindsay Magruder
Atlanta FFA – Cooper Nelson
Atlanta FFA – London Smith
Scotland County FFA Chapter President Zada Ketchum and 2nd Vice-President Lily Wheeler:
Higbee FFA Chapter President AnnaBelle Perkins:
Westran FFA Chapter Vice President Soulee Best:
Marceline FFA Chapter President Jersey Rowe and 1st Vice-President Emily Darling:
South Callaway FFA Chapter President John Iler and Advisor Kenny Fort:
Palmyra FFA Chapter President Marissa Gottman:
Milan FFA Chapter President Lexus Fordyce, Building Communities Vice-President Addison Sylvester and Growing Leaders Vice-President Hayden Courtney:
New Franklin FFA Chapter Reporter Mia Dobson, Vice President Chloe Chitwood, and Secretary Kinsley Keeton:
North Callaway FFA Vice-President Emerson Reinhard:
Mark Twain FFA President Lauren Haley Clark, Vice-President Alan Martinez and Secretary Jared Shuck
Hallsville FFA-President Maddy Daly and Vice-President Kylie Lupo
Kendrick Hulett-La Plata FFA and FCCLA
Aynsley Harmon-Clark County FFA Area Officer
Montgomery County FFA-Olivia Spurgeon
Annie Neely-Missouri FFA State Vice-President
Gage Swindler-Missouri FFA State Vice-President
Macon County R-IV FFA-Laina Bell
Missouri FFA Vice President-Taylor Nothdurft
Missouri FFA Vice President-Seth Engeman
Moberly FFA-Amanda Herrin, Amy Herrin, Stella Starks, and Amylia Boggs
Sturgeon FFA-Ben Marshall and Levi Vaughn
Greenhand Motivational Conference – January 7, 2026
Sponsored by: Mr. Wrench’s Trading Post of Bevier – Brad Althide, L.G. Seeds District Sales Manager of La Plata – Fusselman Salvage Company of Moberly – La Plata Nursing Home of La Plata – Chad Sawyer, your Missouri Farm Bureau Agent in Kirksville – Schwada Builders, Incorporated of Shelbina
Peyton Buckman-South Shelby:
Brody Belt & Lane Pollard-North Shelby:
Cy Sawyer-La Plata:
Connor Kem-Meadville:
Adalyn Gordy & Morgan Baird-Kirksville:
National FFA Convention – Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2025 – Indianapolis, IN
Sponsored by: Arts Appliance, Furniture, Electronics, and Flooring of Moberly – Bailey Brothers Collision and Repair of Brookfield – Fusselman Salvage Company of Moberly – Hatton Vermeer Sales of Kingdom City – Moore Fans of Marceline – Regional Missouri Bank in Marceline, Salisbury, Keytesville, Glasgow, Paris, Moberly & Brookfield – Salisbury Meat Market & Processing of Salisbury – Schwada Builders of Shelbina – Shelton Seed of Centralia – The Mower Shop Ag Repair & Diesel Performance of Milan – Verimore Bank of Brookfield, Kearney, Eagleville, Milan and North Kansas City
North Shelby FFA National Champion Knowledge team of Jayli Rosendale, Cooper Belt, Domenic Williams and Kale Pollard
North Shelby senior Quintin Wiedeman, representing the National FFA Champion Ag Mechanics teams (also includes college students Sam Schwanke, Jared Johnston and Kaden Hunolt)
North Shelby FFA Advisor Harold Eckler
South Callaway FFA Chapter President John Iler and Advisor Kenny Fort
Kodie Bales – Macon FFA
McKenna Swallow – Macon FFA
Addie Bibbs – Macon FFA
Ava Ancell – Macon FFA
Daniel Kuntz – Macon FFA
Kadence Leeper – Macon FFA
Milan FFA Agriscience Team
South Shelby FFA
Chris Marcellus – Centralia FFA
Stetson Stone – Centralia FFA
Charlie Carrico – Centralia FFA
Kayne Walters – Centralia FFA
Jaden Decker – Centralia FFA
Interview with Moberly FFA President Amanda Herrin, Vice-President Amy Herrin and Treasurer Natalie Perez-Lopez looking ahead to the National FFA Convention, their Pancake Breakfast and poinsettia sales:
Interview with Fayette FFA President Molly Wies:
Interview with the Marceline trap team of Baylor Stearns and Daniel DeWitt:
The Salisbury FFA Chapter recently led a Food for America program at the younger grade levels. Here is an interview with officers Kate Atkinson, Lydia Britt and Grant Vetter:
Atlanta 4-H Week Interviews
Bailey Binder
Paisley Weldon
Savannah Klamert
Tucker Fitzsimmons
