Announcing the 2019 American Star Award Finalists
Meet the 16 FFA members who will vie for the 2019 American Star Awards this October.
Austin Stanton Named 2018 Star Farmer
Like a good bread recipe or a cowboy tall tale, farming is a tradition Austin Stanton’s family has passed through generations.
Eric Koehlmoos Named 2018 Star in Agriscience
Not many teenagers have an ethanol producing facility in their basement, but for Eric Koelmoos, a student from the South O'Brien FFA Chapter in Paullina, Iowa, it was all part of his supervised agricultural experience (SAE).
Colin Wegner Named 2018 Star in Agricultural Placement
For Colin Wegner, family is the big motivator behind his career in agriculture.
Benjamin Curtin Named 2018 Star in Agribusiness
For Ben Curtin of the Taylorville FFA Chapter in Illinois, a crossroads of art and agriculture exists in his metalworking business.
Meet Adam Eichacker 2018 Star Farmer Finalist
For many FFA members, their supervised agricultural experience (SAE) begins in freshman or sophomore year of high school.
Meet Laura Stobb 2018 Star Farmer Finalist
In her youth, Laura Stobb grew up around cattle—her grandparents’ herd, specifically.
Meet Dylan Finken 2018 Star Farmer Finalist
When Dylan Finken set out to start his FFA supervised agricultural experience (SAE), he started working with what he had available: haying equipment on his father’s farm.
Meet Katherine Fazzino 2018 Star in Agriscience Finalist
When Katherine Fazzino’s father and grandfather needed an organic fertilizer that increased crop yields but would not damage the soil, Katherine came to the rescue.
Meet Adrienne Blakey 2018 Star in Agriscience Finalist
As a student intrigued by science—her favorite school subject—Adrienne Blakey found an interest in plant genetics as a student in the Stillwater FFA Chapter in Stillwater, Okla.
