Sponsored by the Farm Credit Inc and Eastern States Exposition
Purpose: To promote and encourage excellence in the Eastern Regional FFA through development of outstanding scholarship, leadership and supervised agricultural experiences in the following areas:
- Star Farmer - achievement in a production agriculture SAE
- Star Agribusiness - achievement in an agribusiness SAE
- Star Agricultural Placement - achievement in an agricultural placement SAE, either at an agribusiness or productional enterprise.
- Star Agriscience - excellence in an agriscience-based SAE (natural resources, research/experimentation or science-based lab). This program may be either in placement or entrepreneurial SAE
Objective:
- To recognize youth in the Eastern Regional FFA who have achieved the Star Award in their respective state for 2020.
- To educate the fair going public to the fact that agriculture and agribusiness is a vibrant part of the Eastern Region.
- To promote the work of agriculturalists in the Eastern Region.
Event Rules:
- Applicant must have received the Star Award in their respective state in the applied category.
- Application shall include (please submit in the following order):
- Big E FFA Stars Recognition Application
- Copy of Applicant's State winning application
- Resume`
- Supplemental material at applicant's discretion (maximum 2 pages)
- All applications should be uploaded below on or before September 1, 2020.
- Applicant will be requested for a virtual interview. Applicant will be contacted after application has been submitted to setup interview time.
- Candidate must wear official FFA Dress during the interview.
Format:
- Each candidate will meet the judges in an informal virtual interview to further clarify the applicants program. Date and time to be scheduled in advance.
- Teams of judges are selected to judge this event. They will each review copies of each candidate's application and records.
- The Star Award ceremony will take place virtually. Time and date to be determined.
The application and awards do not relate to the winners of the Eastern Regional FFA Stars Program sponsored by the National FFA Organization.
Judge's decision is FINAL.