Local students receive State FFA degree

Riley Prather and Chase Bufford, of the Guthrie FFA chapter, were nominated to receive the State FFA Degree, the highest degree of active membership awarded by the Oklahoma FFA Association. 

The honor is bestowed upon high school senior FFA members who have demonstrated outstanding supervised agricultural experience programs and leadership skills. Only 836 of the more than 27,000 Oklahoma FFA members have advanced through the Discovery, Greenhand and Chapter Degrees to earn the state honor.

Recipients received their degrees on April 27 during the 90th State FFA Convention held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

All recipients that attended the banquet in their honor received the gold state FFA degree charm and a certificate. The banquet is generously co-sponsored by the Cherokee Nation, American Farmers and Ranchers, Davis Farms, Livingston Machinery, Oklahoma LP Gas Research, Marketing and Safety Commission, The Craig Foundation and Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 344/Oklahoma PHCC.

The degree recognition is co-sponsored by Shawnee Milling Company, Livingston Machinery, Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation.

FFA is an integral part of the Agricultural Education division in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system. With more than 27,000 members and

359 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 www.okffa.org.