Over 770 state FFA degrees will be presented during ceremonies Friday night at the 88th annual Missouri FFA convention in Columbia. This is the highest individual honor an FFA member can receive from the state association.
Several of the recipients are from this immediate area of north central Missouri (including):
Chillicothe has 15 state farmers: Lane Bonderer, Erin Campbell, Joseph Circo, Remington Cox, Helena Marie McNamee, Rachel Nowland, Victoria Overton, Robert Parkey, Rebecca Pitchford, Colby Reed, Margaret Resor, Marissa Surber, Thomas Thompson, Colton Webb, and Zachary Wood.
From Gallatin: Aubrey Burns, Case Critten, and Cooper Grady.
From Gilman City: Trevor Burrows and Morgan Hightree.
From Grundy R-5 of Galt: Haley Johnson, Emily Milazzo, and Alex Webb.
From Hamilton: Alex Angle, Morgan Dotson, and Lyndi Heldenbrand.
From Jamesport: Katana Almond, Brooke Dustman, and Amy Gingerich.
From Linn County: Joslyn Seals
From Meadville: Jessica Gibson, Joel Martin, Emily Meneely, and Taylor Roberts
From Milan: Cooper Sanders and Kamron Stephenson
From Newtown Harris: Ismael Garcia
From North Mercer: Brooke Duckworth, Galt Porter, and Bryce Shipley
From Princeton: (5) Hunter Boxley, Savannah Milburn, Damien Miller,
Rylan Purdun, and Darcee Swartzkopf
From Trenton: (7) Katerina Black, Mariah Fox, Elizabeth Gray, John Kelsall,
Sadie Roy, Huston Sprinkle, and Ryan Stimpson.
From Winston: Georgia Caldwell