A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1992
National FFA Announces Regional Stars
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Four
FFA members who have become
successful entrepreneurs in their
own agricultural businesses have
been named the 1992 regional
stars in agribusiness by the
National FFA Organization.
Terrill Stmad, 21, Formoso,
Kan.; Randall Bogden, 21, Ulm,
Mont; Jeff Martin, 21, East Earl,
Pa.; and Chad Wells, 21, McMin
nville, Tenn., were selected as the
best of 1,161 American FFA
Degree candidates.
One of the highest honors an
FFA member can earn, the title of
American Star in Agribusiness
will be awarded to one of the reg
ional winners during the 6Sth
National FFA Convention in Kan
sas City, Mo., Nov, 12-14.
Four of FFA’s best agricultural
producers have been named reg
ional star farmers for 1992.
Hal Hensler Glaze, 21, Easta
nollee, Ga.; Darren Funk, 19, Bur
ley, Idaho; Brian Lake, 21, Big
Cove Tannery, Pa.; and Kelby
Paske, 22, Arlington. Wis., were
chosen as the best of 1,161 Ameri
can FFA Degree candidates. One
of the highest honors an FFA
member can receive, the Ameri
can Star Farmer will be chosen
from the four regional stars during
the 65th National FFA
Convention.
Selection of the regional stars is
based on the quality and growth of
their agribusiness programs. The
candidates’ leadership and FFA
activities are also considered by
the national, state, and local FFA
officials who select the regional
winners.
The American FFA Degree rec-
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ognition program is cosponsored
by American Cyanamid Com
pany, Agricultural Division, of
Wayne, N J.; Case IH of Racine,
Wis.; Farm Credit System of
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Plant Food Company of Marion,
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national, Inc. of Des Moines,
lowa, as a special project of the
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Each regional winner will
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winner will be awarded another
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awards, the four regional winners
will travel to Europe for the FFA
Stars International Experience
Tour.
Strnad Central Region Star
Terrill Stmad, 21, Formoso,
Kan., started his career in agricul
ture the hard way. Before he had a
chance to work t|is farmland, he
lost it. Rather than give up, Stmad
started a custom farming business.
A few short years later, his busi
ness is thriving. In recognition of
his efforts, the National FFA
Organization named Stmad the
1992 Central Region Star in
Agribusiness.
Stmad and his brother, Troy,
planned a crop production prog
ram while they were in high
school. Unfortunately, before Ter
rill graduated from Mankato High
School in 1989, the land they had
been promised was rented to
another farmer, putting Stmad’s
hopes—and his equipment
investment —in a bind.
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fanning plans, the Stmad brothers
began doing custom work for loc
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al farmers. They started a small
business swathing and baling hay
and eventually branched, out to
offer drilling, spraying and com
bining services. Today, Stmad’s
business serves customers in nine
midwestem states and employs
four additional people during the
busy summer months. The main
part of the business is custom
harvesting wheat, com, soybeans
and milo.
According to Stmad, the most
important factor in their business
is the customer. “Making our cus
tomers happy is very important
We’re not satisfied with our work
until the customer is satisfied.”
Stmad and his brother call on
customers from Texas to South
Dakota and have established a sol
id customer base. “I love to travel
and meet people. Customer rela
tions arc vital to our success. Our
customers count on us to make
their livelihoods easier and their
operations more efficient,” said
Stmad.
Mark Harter, Mankato FFA
chapter advisor, has great confi
dence in Stmad’s abilities. ‘Ter
rill’s management skills have
enabled him to become more effi
cient in all phases of the operation.
From computerizing his records to
tapping the Data Transmission
Network for up-to-the-minute
market reports and weather fore
casts, he uses technology to
increase profitability,” he said.
Terrill, the son of Dloyd and
Linda Stmad, said. “I feel the fu
ture of agriculture will be chal
lenging but the rewards will be
great.”
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Bogden Western Region Star
Randall Bogden, 21, Ulm,
Mont, learned the meat process
ing business from the loading
dock up at his family’s meat pack
ing plant. His involvement in
nearly all stages of the food pro
cessing industry has earned him
the title of 1992 Western Region
Star in Agribusiness from the
National FFA Organization.
Through the years. Bogden has
experienced every aspect of meat
processing from handling the pro
duct on the dock to working the
kill floor and the cutting room to
making sales calls and writing
invoices. Along the way. he deve
loped skills in sharpening knives,
cutting meat, warehouse manage
ment, and customer relations.
Bogden figures those skills will
be put to good use. He plans to
become a full partner in the family
business in the next five years and
hopes to be the sole operator with
in 10 years. ‘Td like to build a
modem packing plant capable of
processing 100 head of cattle per
day. The plant will include a
smoke house and have the capa
bility to switch to hogs. I’d also
like to expand our distribution
through the western half of the
United States,” Bogden said.
Duane Gebhardt, Cascade FFA
chapter advisor, believes Bogden
will reach his goals. “In the 14
years I’ve spent teaching, I have
never worked with a more mature,
capable leader. Randy has served
as chapter and district president
and was the class president four
straight years,” he said.
After graduating from Cascade
High School in 1989, Bogden
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began punning a degree in agri
cultural business at Montana State
Univenity in Bozeman. To help
pay tuition, he worked as a part
time crew manager at Wendy’s
and as a meat cutter at a local
grocery store chain. Those experi
ences gave him a chance to work
closely with the consumer end of
meat processing.
Bogden contributes part of his
success to FFA. “The FFA has
given me a base to work from, and
I have developed so much confi
dence in my abilities when dealing
with people and performing the
skills necessary to be successful in
business,” he said.
He also credits his parents. “My
dad played an important role, too,
in that he taught me about the bus
iness. He taught me about respon
sibility. Til always appreciate him
for pushing me so hard,” Bogden
said.
Bogden, the son of Richard and
Betty Jo Bogden. is currently
working as a salesman for the
family business. Meats Unlimited.
He calls on customers throughout
Montana, marketing the products
and services of their business.
Martin Eastern Region Star
Jeff Martin, an arborist at age
21, has been climbing more than
trees. He’s climbing the ladder of
success and was recently named
the 1992 Eastern Region Star in
Agribusiness by the National FFA
Organization.
Martin’s agribusiness experi
ence began when he was eight
years old and he started showing
sheep at local fairs. During his
senior year in high school, he
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