The Missouri Department of Agriculture has selected 30 high school sophomores to participate in the 2022 Missouri Agribusiness Academy. Selected students will spend a week in June in Kansas City exploring careers in agriculture, building leadership skills, and learning more about farming, ranching, and food production.
“Investing in the future generation of agriculture is important and MAbA is a great way to do that,” said Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn. “I’m proud of each of these students and the accomplishments they’ve already achieved as leaders. We hope MAbA is an opportunity for each of them to explore new avenues and find their future in an agriculture career.”
Since 1988, the Missouri Agribusiness Academy has awarded academy opportunities through a competitive application and interview process for high school sophomores interested in pursuing agriculture-related college degrees and careers.
Students selected for the 2022 class are:
Northeast District
Bailey Schneider
Warrenton, MO
Nicole Benne
Warrenton, MO
Mikaela Rojas
New Boston, MO
Shelby Lewis
Centralia, MO
Grant Oaks
Harris, MO
Central District
Dayton Hoffman
Archie, MO
Chase Schlup
California, MO
Case Melzer
Harrisonville, MO
Ryley Wood
Harrisonville, MO
Annika Riekhof
Higginsville, MO
Southeast District
Leah Thompson
Fredericktown, MO
Gavin Graham
Farmington, MO
Ty Bollinger
Jackson, MO
Josey Meier
Jackson, MO
Alex Porter
Dexter, MO
Southwest District
Macy Stauffer
El Dorado Springs, MO
Kallie Cloud
Carthage, MO
Emma Robinson
Republic, MO
Abigail Blakemore
Aldrich, MO
Maelyn Wright
Neosho, MO
South Central District
Hailey White
Union, MO
Benjamin Veasman
Brinktown, MO
Alexa Hall
Dixon, MO
Allison Boedges
Hermann, MO
Maria Vedder
New Haven, MO
Northwest District
Gabriel Derks
King City, MO
Gavin Rhode
Stewartsville, MO
Ella Fischer
St. Joseph, MO
Delaney Davies
Dawn, MO
Payton Rodgers
Savannah, MO
