Rae Ann Kirkwood of Houston received the second-place Missouri FFA Forage Production Entrepreneurship and Placement Combined Proficiency Award at the 88th Missouri FFA Convention at Columbia.
Kirkwood, a senior at Houston High School, is the daughter of Van and Rebecca Kirkwood. She is a member of the Houston FFA chapter. Her advisers are Josh Roehrs and Van Kirkwood.
Kirkwood’s supervised agricultural experience program comprises working on her family farm as well as operating a custom baling operation. She has learned many skills related to forage production, including developing and implementing plans for fertilization and plant production.
Kirkwood plans to study agricultural education at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excel as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while gaining hands-on career experience. Forage Production Entrepreneurship and Placement Combined is one of 48 proficiency awards presented at the state level. This award is sponsored by Northcutt Financial Services.
The Missouri FFA has 25,920 members representing 340 chapters. The national organization has more than 629,000 members representing 7,757 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.