Lomegaffa Member Earns Grain Production Placement State Proficiency Award

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May 2, 2018405-743-5498

LomegaFFA Member Earns Grain Production Placement State Proficiency Award

By Haley Ashwood, Media Intern

OKLAHOMA CITY –Whitney Glazier of the LomegaFFAChapter earned first-placehonors in the 2018Oklahoma FFA Grain Production Placement Proficiency Award area during the 92nd Oklahoma FFA Convention May 2.

Jason Tharp of the Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA Chapter and Jali Robertson of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter earned second- and third-place honors, respectively.

Glazier began working with grain production at a young age, as her family has farmed in both Kingfisher and Blain Counties for several generations. Her knowledge and responsibility have grown throughout the years, and she now preforms soil sampling, operates and calibrates the machinery used in grain production and stores harvested crops, Glazier said.

“Whitney has demonstrated her skills overtime and has willingly accepted additional responsibility that has been placed on her,” said Les Glazier, student employer. “She has proven that she is willing to make a positive impact in our operation through hard work and extra effort.”

Glazier said one of the greatest impacts of her supervised agricultural experiencewas learning the value of hard work, dedication and attention to detail.

The grain production placement proficiency award is designed to recognize students who are involved in a supervised agricultural experience that uses the best management practices available to produce and market crops for grain production.The crops can include corn, barley, millet, buckwheat, oats, grain sorghum, milo, wheat, rice or rye.

After graduation, Glazier plans to attend Oklahoma State University. She hopes to open her own large animal veterinary clinic and continue to expand her production agriculture program.

The 17-year-old LomegaFFA member is the daughter of Dale and LoriGlazier. Heragricultural education instructor and FFA adviser is Laramie Lopp.

This award is sponsored on the state level by Wheeler Brothers Grain Co., Sidwell Insurance Agency Inc. and by Rural Community Insurance Services. This event is sponsored on the national levelby BASF. In addition, the state winner receives a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission.

FFA is an integral part of the Agricultural Education division in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system. With nearly 27,000 members and 360 chapters, the Oklahoma FFA Association is the fourth-largest state FFA association. The FFA mission is 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. To learn more about the Oklahoma FFA, visit okffa.org.

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Brenda Sidwell (third from right) of Sidwell Insurance Agency Inc.,Lyn Goldston (second from right) and Justin Hayes (right) of Rural Community Insurance Services congratulateWhitney Glazier (third from left) of the Lomega FFA Chapter who placed first in the 2018 Oklahoma FFA Grain Production Placement Proficiency Award area,Jason Tharp(left) of the Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA Chapter and Jali Robertson of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter, who earned second- and third-places, respectively.