The following Marshall and Tracy Area FFA students recently received state proficiency awards:
Marshall FFA
1st Place Gold
Adri DeBoer, Agricultural Communication; Emma Hoversten, Diversified Livestock Production Placement; Taylor Welu, Emerging Agricultural Technology; Alex Soupir, Fiber/Oil Production; Shelby DeBates, Forestry Products; Eric DeBlieck, Grain Production Placement; Cody Schroeder, Outdoor Recreation; Alex Soupir, Specialty Crop Production; Craig Fischer, Swine Entrepreneurship; Cody Schroeder, Wildlife Management
2nd Place Gold
Eric DeBlieck, Diversified Crop Production Placement
2nd Place Silver
Amanda Kolander, Swine Placement; Tom DeBaere; Silver Swine Placement
3rd Place Silver
Cody Schroeder, Agricultural Processing; Brad Evenson, Agricultural Services; Alex Soupir, Diversified Crop Production Placement; Luke Sanders, Silver Diversified Agricultural Production
State Degree Recipients
Josh Bruley, Tom DeBaere, Adri DeBoer, Brad Evenson, Craig Fischer, Emma Hoversten, Taylor Welu
Regional Star in AgriScience Taylor Welu
Tracy Area FFA
1st Place Gold
Shawn Zwach, Ag Mechanics Design & Fabrication; Mark LaVoy, Ag Mechanics Repair & Maint Entrepreneur; Matt Wakefield, Agricultural Processing; Kayla Daniels, Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship; Alex Blegen, Agricultural Sales Placement; Crystal Demuth, Fruit Production; Ryan Bruder, Turf Grass Management; Anna Johnson, Swine Production Placement; Cody Welu, Diversified Crop Production Placement;
1st Place Silver
Alex Bitton, Agricultural Sales Placement; Cory Apperson, Diversified Crop Production Placement
1st Place Bronze
Alex Meyer, Diversified Crop Production Placement; Brad Peterson, Diversified Crop Production Placement
2nd Place Gold
Scott Lanoue, Agricultural Processing; Ryan Bruder, Agricultural Services; Blake Giles, Outdoor Recreation
2nd Place Silver
Brad Hicks, Agricultural Communication; Kayla Daniels, Home / Community Development; Scott Lanoue, Poultry Production; Scott Lanoue, Vegetable Production; Galiya Bitton, Agricultural Services
2nd Place Bronze
Madeline Caron, Small Animal Production and Care
3rd Place Gold
Brad Schmidt, Ag Mechanics Design & Fabrication
3rd Place Silver
Jacob Orren, Outdoor Recreation; Andrew Vroman, Diversified Agricultural Production; Adam Debbaut, Ag Mechanics Design & Fabrication;
3rd Place Bronze
Cody Welu (no int.), Diversified Agricultural Production
State Degree Recipients
Casey Benson, Matt Wakefield, Shawn Zwach, Andrew Vroman, Blake Giles, Anna Johnson, Cody Welu
Regional Star in Production Placement Andrew Vroman
Regional Star in Agribusiness Shawn Zwach