2026 Proficiency Nursery Operations

White County FFA Chapter member Jonah Deming from Georgia is the National Nursery Operations Proficiency Champion. In this interview, he shares his nervous experience on stage and discusses his work at one of the largest bonsai nurseries in the southeastern U.S., where he teaches bonsai classes, works with customers, and has even supplied trees for TV shows like Cobra Kai. He also talks about his favorite part of running a nursery and his goal of becoming a horticulturalist specializing in ornamental production.