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The Brown County American Dairy Association in conjunction with Midwest Dairy is pleased to announce newly crowned 2021 Princesses and Ambassadors. Due to COVID-19 restrictions a private, candidate only crowning with lunch, planning meeting and professional development was held at Tauer Dairy on Saturday, Feb. 27.
2021 Brown County Dairy Ambassadors are:
Emma Fischer, a freshman at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School. She is the daughter of Nikki and Darrel Fischer and represents Riverside Dairy.
Gracie Sellner, a sophomore at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s High School, is the daughter of Loran and Heidi Sellner. She represents her family’s farm, Sellner Dairy.
Katelyn Capacia, Chapter Reporter
The Region VI FFA interviews were held in the last two weeks for Region Offices, State Degrees, and Proficiency Awards.
This year, four Sleepy Eye FFA members applied for State FFA Degrees and two members completed Agricultural Proficiency Awards. The State FFA Degree is the second highest degree attainable in FFA, behind the American FFA Degree.
All proficiency interviews, region officer interviews, and delegate voting were done online/virtual. The State FFA Degree interviews were conducted by Larry Baumgardt, Advisory Board Chair, using current Covid guidelines.
In order to receive a State FFA Degree, the following qualifications must be met. •Having a Chapter FFA Degree, •being an active FFA member, •completing at least two years of agricultural classroom instruction, •having earned and invested at least $2,000 or worked 300 hours through an SAE, •completing at least 25 hours of community service.