2021 Kansas FFA Proficiency Award Winners Announced
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June 7, 2021
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The proficiency award program recognizes students for exceptional accomplishments and excellence in an SAE program. This program allows students to set goals and gain real-world experience in a chosen area of the agriculture industry.
The following members were recognized at the 93rd Kansas FFA Convention, which can be found at convention.ksffa.org:
| Proficiency Award Area | First | Last | Chapter | Sponsored By: |
| Agricultural Education | Rachel | Sebesta | Ellsworth | Harmon Bliss & Kurt Dillon Families |
| Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication | Lane | Goodwin | Riverton | Abilene Machine |
| Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement | Morgan | Doll | Renwick | Kan-Equip |
| Agricultural Processing | Suheila | Rosas | Hugoton | City BBQ |
| Agricultural Sales – Entrepreneurship | Kyra | Uphoff | Prairie View | Harris Crop Insurance |
| Agricultural Sales – Placement | Elsie | Sorrell | Labette County | Stewart Seed |
| Agricultural Services | Jay | McClure | Hugoton | Farm Credit Associations of Kansas |
| Agriscience Research – Integrated Systems | Ashlynn | Shea | Junction City | Pioneer – Coreteva Agriscience |
| Beef Production – Entrepreneurship | Wesley | Denton | Valley Heights | Sam & Janet Hands |
| Beef Production – Placement | Tucker | Huseman | Ellsworth | Tiffany Cattle Co. |
| Dairy Production – Placement | Katrina | Ball | Republic County | Kansas Dairy |
| Diversified Agricultural Production | Garner | Grauerholz | Beloit | Triangle H Farms – In Memory of Greg Hands |
| Diversified Crop Production – Entrepreneurship | Nathan | Holz | Wamego | Vulgamore Family Farms |
| Diversified Crop Production – Placement | Charlie | Wettstein | Hugoton | Kansas Corn |
| Diversified Horticulture | Tori | Gilliland | Tonganoxie | Hummert International |
| Diversified Livestock Production | Molly | McClure | Hugoton | Kansas FFA Foundation |
| Environmental Science and Natural Resources Management | Lily | Rolf | Burlington | GTB (Midwest Ford) |
| Equine Science – Entrepreneurship | Claudia | Clark | Hugoton | Kansas FFA Foundation |
| Equine Science – Placement | Grace | Dillinger | Hugoton | United Mosquito & Fly Control |
| Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production | Kylie | March | Labette County | Kansas Soybean |
| Forage Production | Corwin | Marten | Holton | Kansas Forage & Grassland Council |
| Forest Management and Products | Jarred | Bohnenkemper | Holton | Kansas FFA Foundation |
| Fruit Production | Robert | McKain | Minneapolis | FFA Foundation |
| Goat Production | Clay | Brillhart | Uniontown | Kevin Davis Family |
| Grain Production | Nicole | Popelka | Republic County | Kansas Wheat Commission |
| Landscape Management | Jenna | Curry | Iola | Lawrence Landscape |
| Nursery Operations | Miranda | Maulsby | Coffeyville | Kansas FFA Foundation |
| Outdoor Recreation | Tyran | Zeiset | Hugoton | Vivayic, Inc. |
| Poultry Production | Levi | Meiwes | Iola | KHAR TRUST |
| Service-Learning | Levi | Stainbrook | Prairie View | Seitz Fundraising |
| Sheep Production | Sadie | Marchiano | Fort Scott | Hobbs Show Lambs |
| Small Animal Production and Care | Victoria | Bryan | Hugoton | Animal Health Center of Marion County |
| Specialty Animal Production | Payton | Walk | Greeley County | Prairie School Farms |
| Swine Production – Entrepreneurship | Brody | Nemecek | Iola | Kansas Pork Association |
| Swine Production – Placement | James | DeRouchey | Wamego | Kansas Pork Association |
| Turf Grass Management | Derek | Larison | Riverton | Sod Shop Inc. |
| Vegetable Production | Karlie | Albright | Royal Valley | From the Land of Kansas Program |
| Veterinary Science | Katina | Bartel | Holton | Kansas Vet Medicine Association |