Ava Johnson of the Weyauwega – Fremont FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement finalist. Ava works on her family’s farm where she helps to manage the 121 acres of land and the animals that they have, which include sheep, beef, mules, horses, and dogs. When Ava was young, her roles were smaller, such…

Lora Korth of the New London FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement finalist. Lora works on her family’s farm where, alongside her dad and grandpa, she helps manage 900 acres of land and care for 300 dairy cattle. Lora has a range of responsibilities on the farm including feeding calves, vaccinating the herd,…

Joey Robinson of the Mineral Point FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement finalist. Joey’s passion for mechanics first started when he bought his grandpa’s 1953 John Deere model 50, which was not running. He was able to diagnose the problems of the tractor, and was able to return it to tip top shape.…

Ethan Lulich of the Mauston FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement Winner. Ethan works at his family’s business, Lulich Landscaping LLC. At the beginning, Ethan’s role was to assist with hauling plants, plant materials, and block pavers to the installation crew. Over time, Ethan’s responsibilities have increased to operating the skid steer, mini-excavator,…

Courtney Glenna of the Amery FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agricultural Placement finalist. Courtney has worked on her family’s 120 cow dairy farm since she was 10 years old. In the beginning, Courtney completed simple tasks on the farm like cleaning barns, milking cows, and feeding heifers. Since then, Courtney’s responsibilities have increased, where…

Henry Koerner of the Big Foot FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agriscience Winner! With Henry’s Supervised Agricultural Experience, Henry wanted to find solutions for hot issues in a variety of AFNR pathways. In regard to the plant science realm, Henry analyzed the effects of natural antimicrobials on plant tissue growth, finding that the cultures…

Cole Pederson of the New Auburn FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agriscience Finalist. Cole studied the impact of summer on rural businesses in his first agriscience research project. Cole’s interest in agricultural business from his first project led him to explore the marketing side of the industry, where he discovered that consumers prefer to…

Nathan Seitz of the Pulaski FFA is a Wisconsin Star Farmer Winner! Nathan purchased his first pair of market lambs in 2017. For the next couple of summers, Nathan would continue to do the same. Each year Nathan strived to learn more about sheep through trial and error, research and working with a variety of…

Paul Loosen of the Slinger FFA is a Wisconsin Star Farmer finalist. On Paul’s family’s farm, he raises a variety of livestock. For the past three summers, Paul has raised 75 broiler chickens that he sells privately. Paul also raises beef and sheep. The youngstock that are born each spring are raised to become breeding…

Joey Robinson of the Mineral Point FFA is a Wisconsin Star Farmer finalist. Joey raises beef, sheep, and goats on his family’s farm for a variety of purposes including market, breeding and showing. When Joey first started, his parents guided him in all decisions, especially in regard to feeding, selling, clipping, and showing. Now, Joey…

 Ethan Lulich of the Mauston FFA is a Wisconsin Star Farmer finalist. For the past seven years, Ethan has focused on raising top-quality show cattle. Ethan makes breeding choices and chooses genetics to develop a stout structure, good hair growth and high muscle development in his cattle. Additionally, Ethan has created a high energy feed…

Emma Bangart of the Marshfield FFA is a Wisconsin Star Farmer finalist. Emma’s dairy herd started when her parents bought her a Red & White Holstein for a 4-H project from a local sale. Emma now owns 12 Red and White Holsteins and one Black Holstein. Emma is heavily involved in the care of her…

Jacob Harbaugh of the Clintonville FFA is the Wisconsin Star in Agribusiness Winner. Jacob’s involvement in the dairy industry allowed him to see the need for fitters and the opportunities that it would bring to him. Because of this, Jacob decided to start his own business, Harbaugh Hair. With his business, Jacob is able to…

Ella Woodworth of the Shullsburg FFA is a Wisconsin Star in Agribusiness Finalist. Ella lives on a small farm where they raise dairy goats. From their herd, Ella’s family did not have enough milk to sell, which led Ella to look for a creative solution to this problem. In 2015, Ella decided to make goat…