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Ries Named American FFA Star Finalist
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 07/24/2017
The National FFA Organization has announced the names of this year's American Star Finalists awards, which includes one student from the Badger State. Matthew Ries of the Lomira FFA Chapter is in the running for American Star in Agricultural Placement.
Ries was the runner-up for the same award at the state level in 2014. He is also a former National FFA Proficiency Award winner in the area of Swine Production in 2015 and was a national finalist for another proficiency award in Ag Processing the year prior.
Matt's Supervised Agricultural Experience began in the third grade when he was given two pigs to raise and show at the fair. He now works full-time for his family's hog operation, which has over 100 sows.
Star awards recognize students who have developed outstanding agricultural skill and competency through their career development programs, demonstrated outstanding management skills, earned the American FFA Degree and have met other agricultural
education, scholarship and leadership requirements.
Each star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Foundation and earns the opportunity to participate in an international experience tour to Costa Rica. A panel of judges will interview the students and select one winner for each area at the National FFA Convention this fall in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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