The Missouri FFA Association will honor fellow members for outstanding achievements April 30-May 1 at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia. Due to COVID-19-related health concerns, attendance at the 93rd Missouri FFA Convention will be by invitation only.
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Sessions will be live streamed at livestream.com/modese/moffa. Convention results will be online at convention.missouriffa.org. This year’s convention theme is Show-Me More.
During the Friday 1:30 p.m. session, the Missouri FFA will present 17 Honorary State FFA Degrees to adults and groups for their support of agricultural education and FFA. An additional 16 honorary degrees will be presented to parents of retiring state officers. CDE results will be announced and two Missouri FFA chapters will be chartered. The new chapters are Clearwater FFA Chapter, Clearwater, and Dixon FFA Chapter, Dixon.
During the third session Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 528 FFA members will be recognized with awards in 46 agricultural proficiency areas for development of their supervised agricultural experience program. The proficiency areas are varied and include production, management and communications disciplines. In Missouri, SAE programs during the 2019-20 school year generated more than $50 million in student income.
In the fourth session Saturday at 1:30 p.m., State Star Farmer, State Star in Agribusiness, State Star in Placement and State Star in Agriscience will be named.
Missouri FFA Advisor Leon Busdieker said the state association will present the State FFA Degree to 858 members who, as a result of their agricultural and leadership achievements, have qualified for the state’s highest FFA degree. Missouri has the largest number of American FFA Degree recipients of any state. In October 2020, 505 Missouri FFA members received the American FFA Degree.
The Missouri FFA Association has 351 chapters and 25,662 members, ranking seventh as a state in membership. FFA strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.