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Table of Contents 2010 National Officers ........................................................................85 Ag-Entreprenuers Honored .................................................................. 2 Agricultural Proficiency Winners .......................................................15 Agriscience Fair Awards ........................................................................ 8 Agriscience Student of the Year............................................................7 Agriscience Teacher of the Year ...........................................................7 American Degree ..................................................................................56 American Degree Recipients .............................................................. 57 Band, Chorus and Talent Participants ............................................... 77 Career Development Event Winners ................................................... 9 Career Show .......................................................................................... 53 Committee Issues ..................................................................................81 Convention Candids .............................................................................86 Days of Service .......................................................................................51 Delegates ............................................................................................... 78 Distinguished Service Citation ........................................................... 76 Dr. Case Retires .....................................................................................48 Guest Speaker: Angela Mayfield ....................................................... 47 Honorary American Degree Recipients ............................................ 72 Keynote Speaker: Josh Shipp ..............................................................45 Keynote Speaker: Judson Laipply.......................................................44 Keynote Speaker: Kevin Carroll ..........................................................46 Model of Innovations Winners ........................................................... 73 National FFA Alumni ............................................................................ 55 National Officers Nominating Committee and Candidates ..........84 New Farmers of America .....................................................................49 Retiring Address: Alex Henry ............................................................. 32 Retiring Address: Bethany Bohnenblust ...........................................29 Retiring Address: Chase Rose ............................................................ 35 Retiring Address: Chelsea Doss ..........................................................41 Retiring Address: Levy Randolph ....................................................... 26 Retiring Address: Randa Braune ........................................................38 Stars Over America Winners ..............................................................24 VIP Citation............................................................................................ 74 1
Agri-Entreprenuers recognizes young people who start or are planning to start their own business. Agri-Entrepreneurs Honored On Friday, Oct. 22, 10 FFA members were recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit. The Agri-Entrepreneurship Awards, sponsored by USDA Rural Development as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, recognizes young people who start or are planning to start their own business. Here are their stories. Jordan Brabec of Schuyler, Neb., understands that money doesn’t grow on trees… but it was a tree that sparked the idea for his profitable business venture. Brabec wanted to take a traditional lawn mowing business to the next level. In planning, Brabec asked himself, “What if I could plan a business that would trim and prune trees and put the useable residue through a wood chipper to make a satisfactory product that prevents damage from the lawn mower?” And so Clip’n’Chip was created and has been growing ever since. Brabec wanted to be successful, but he also wanted to make a positive difference. “Through my school, community and work experience, I have gained so much knowledge and lessons of life that have served me well as I continue to grow and make my mark on the world,” Brabec said. Brabec knows that to successfully operate a business, you must maintain a high moral standard. “I have found that being a good person with good values may not be the easiest road in life, but it is certainly important to success,” he said. His main goal is to increase awareness of the importance of his service and to deliver that service in a timely, customer-convenient manner at a fair and reasonable price. “This is a unique business with a unique owner that offers a unique product,” Brabec said. It is that individuality that has set him apart from competitors and allowed him to be successful. Brabec is currently a junior at Schuyler High School. He is very active in FFA, participating in leadership development events and competitions. He is also an active member of Saint Mary’s Church. Lydia Buck of Glasgow, Mo., took on the challenge of starting her own business as a freshman FFA member by asking herself a few important questions. What would build for her future, involve her family and accommodate the needs of her community? The answer came to her one night at the dinner table. A casual comment from her father about the lack of wild quail in the area sparked Buck’s interest. After researching the issue, she found that there was indeed a low population of wild quail in the central part of Missouri where she lived. The answer was clear. Buck would raise quail and sell them locally. Her father had raised birds many years before and held a strong interest in assisting his daughter with her project, excited for the opportunity to share his wealth of knowledge. “In the beginning I read books, articles and Internet sites on raising quail, but words on paper could only get me so far,” Buck said. “With my father’s help I have gone from the instruction manual to real life in starting and expanding my business.” When it came to financing the project, Buck worked out a plan with her father doing household chores to buy the necessary equipment to start the project and also worked at a local grocery store. She bought her chicks, secured the appropriate licenses and before long, Lydia Buck’s Quail Covey was ready for business. “Many times I have people come up to me and say they are so happy at what I am doing because it brings back such great memories of when they were kids and wild quail were more plentiful,” Buck said. Now a senior, Buck’s business has expanded each year and her clients come from all over the region. She not only developed the business concept, but also the marketing strategy that has helped her keep up with competitors with larger operations. She has advertised in newspapers, websites and even created her own website after taking an agricultural tech class, causing her clientele to double. Throughout her high school career, Lydia Buck was an honor student, participated in Varsity Quiz Bowl and was active in many areas of her Glasgow FFA Chapter. Buck is currently a freshman at Truman State University. 2
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