The South Dakota State FFA Convention, traditionally held in April, has been rescheduled for May 12-14 and will have a new virtual delivery format. This year’s convention theme is “The Time is Now.”
Career Development Events, showcasing members skills in various agricultural fields were held online May 6 & 7, with over 1000 members from 71 chapters competing.
Events included:
Ag Business Management, Ag Mechanics, Agronomy, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Floriculture, Food Science, Horse Judging, Livestock Judging, Meats Evaluation, Milk Quality, Natural Resources, Nursery Landscape, Poultry Evaluation and Veterinary Science.
The top teams will be recognized during the virtual session Thursday (May 14) starting at 7pm. The winners from these competitions will advance to the National Convention this fall.
Convention sessions will also feature state officer retiring addresses; Proficiency, Agriscience and National Chapter awards; scholarships; state degree recipients; the Stars Pageant; keynote speakers; sponsor recognition; and the election of the new state officers. A variety of videos will be posted throughout the three days and the sessions recognizing student achievements will air at noon, 3pm and 7pm each day.
Sessions will be led by the current state officer team: President – Shelby Ruland, Wall; Vice President – Blake Pulse, Salem; Secretary. Tori Rasmussen – Hudson; Treasurer – Nathan Linke, Woonsocket; Reporter – Sadie Vander Wal, Brentford; and Sentinel – Sami Wiseman, Crooks.
A Virtual Career Carnival will feature videos from industry exhibitors and Virtual Workshops will occur throughout the week for FFA members to interact with ag industry representatives.
Visit the SD FFA Foundation convention website, for links to sessions, career carnival, workshops and more.
