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Texas FFA Champions
Throughout North Texas, there are dozens of highly successful FFA Chapters, many of whom earned awards and had students earn recognition on the state and national level. To recognize these chapters and students, we have listed them below, provided courtesy of Texas FFA Association.Congratulations to each and every one of you, we look forward to seeing you flourish and your contributions to agriculture grow.
ALEDO
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Logyn Denbow, Garrett Hoff, Jeff Hutchins, Phoenix Lanford, Stran Mayes, Gunnar Mccraw, Jud Voight
American Degree: Dylan Sweatt
ARLINGTON
*National Chapter Award
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Kayla Self, Brooklyn Sinclair
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Jimena Alvarado
American Degree: Stinson Burns
AUBREY
Lone Star Degree: Jase Looper, Tucker McDonald, Berkley Noles
American Degree: Alexis Blankenship, Sebastian Mejia
AZLE
Lone Star Degree: Cheyanne Redd
American Degree: KaytLynn Lemley
BELLEVUE
Lone Star Degree: Kailee Glover, Benjamin Kelton, Callie Martin
BOWIE
Lone Star Degree: Gunner Clark, Gabriella Ybarra
BOYD
Lone Star Degree: Shaye Abernathy, Payton Ellis, Alainna Hillin, Olivia Pecina, Quinlyn Sadler, Sonora Sadler
BREWER
Lone Star Degree: Aracelli Alvarez, Mason Caraceau, Billy Joe Hollingsworth
BRIDGEPORT
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Madisun Bennett, Adriean Fennell, Jaelyn Jobe, Aiden Kittrell
BROCK
*Golden Horizon Award
*Proficiency in Agricultural Mechanics Design & Fabrication State Winner: Jack Walters
*Proficiency in Vegetable Production State Winner: Cameron Lane
Lone Star Degree: Rhylan Corbin, Paizlee Hardin, Cameron Lane, Maegan Toles, Aiden Weathermon
BRYSON
Lone Star Degree: Dalton Birdwell, Gracie Street, Braydee Thorne
BURKBURNETT
Lone Star Degree: Alice Gaylor, Griffin Hefton
BYRON NELSON
Lone Star Degree: Anthony Coleman, Hannah Cook, Gracie Gelber, Rhylie Hulett, Allison Martin, Rylee Otremba, Isabella Pendino, Ryleigh Sallee, Kyla Smith, James Stout, Faith Wright
CELINA
Lone Star Degree: Ronald Foreman, Tyler Foster, Ty Hughes, Tyler Moody, Colten Place, Merritt Ray, Thomas Ray, Elizabeth Ruais
CHICO
Lone Star Degree: Grant Barksdale, Brodie Childs, Taylor Martin
American Degree: McKayla Hedrick
CROWLEY
Lone Star Degree: Eloy Gomez, Alejandra Gonzalez, Elizabeth Padilla, Leanna Pantoja, August Pedroza, Gavin Sutton
DECATUR
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Zaine Barnard, Jonathan Donahue, Kyene Harris, Makayla Holcomb, Olivia O’Brian, Angelica Routh
American Degree: Lauren Hanna
DENTON
Lone Star Degree: Brady Fleitman
DENTON GUYER
Lone Star Degree: Aris Richards, Chasity Thomas
ERA
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Jacie Brown, Madison Eaton, Hayden Jernigan, Justice Jones, Madison Monk
FORESTBURG
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Savannah Calk, Nikolas Clure, Kaitlynn Rains, Mollie Scribner
GAINESVILLE
Lone Star Degree: Mary Gomulak, Julissa Medina, Abigail Mote, Braylon Purvey, Kyra Richardson
GRAHAM
Lone Star Degree: Brailey Brooks, Kiya Cope, Hailey Fuentes, Hannah Hollingsworth
HENRIETTA
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Kolt Bennett, Allison Bowles, Cannon Cody, Magee Fain, Brynna Johnson, Laney Johnson, Raelea Stewart, Jacob Story
IOWA PARK
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Bethany Blackwell, Bailee Burnett, Keeley Coin, Aiden Mesler, Kolton Scharbrough, Cooper Smith
JACKSBORO
*State Champion in Sr. Agricultural Skills Demonstration
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Emma Gass, James Hammond, Lorelai Penry, Eric Pizan, Jeffrey Treadway
KELLER CTE
*State Champion in Sr. Creed Speaking
Lone Star Degree: Payton Alexander, Tatum Balli, Saxon Bruedigam, Ashton Bryant, Abigail Hall, Jackson Hartman, Sidney Ochieng, Emma Schee, Emily Weber, Makenzie Whitehead
KRUM
American Degree: Bryce Borchardt, Grace Real, Kyle Real, Jacie Thompson
LINDSAY
Lone Star Degree: Kade Cannon
MANSFIELD
*Golden Horizon Award
*National Chapter Award
*Proficiency in Equine Science Entrepreneurship State Winner: Caroline Schlieker
Lone Star Degree: Rylee Leduc, Samantha Malone, Rilee Mathews, Sophia Patterson, Hailey Plumlee, Caroline Schlieker, Owen Tyler
MILLSAP
Lone Star Degree: Samantha Black, Rebecca Ellis, Hayden Johnson, Jayden Morrazzano
MINERAL WELLS
Lone Star Degree: Jennifer Alexander, Sarah Cook
MUENSTER
Lone Star Degree: Jolie Bryson
NOCONA
Lone Star Degree: Jackson Brown
NORTHWEST
*Golden Horizon Award
*Proficiency in Beef Production Placement State Winner: Montgomery Lankford
Lone Star Degree: Montgomery Lankford, Isabella Mendoza
PARADISE
*Golden Horizon Award Lone Star Degree: Noah Bartlett
PEASTER
*Golden Horizon Award \ Lone Star Degree: Avery Bashore, Kylee Zanetti
American Degree: Emma Medlin, Cash Sledge
PERRIN
Lone Star Degree: Jessa Angelly, Leddy Hill, Jaylee Holmes, Ryan Richerson
PETROLIA
Lone Star Degree: Kale Cox, Hannah Dalton, Ramsey Hensley, Alexis Taylor, Emma Tejada-Rivers
PILOT POINT
Lone Star Degree: Madelyn Champion, Cara Christensen, Marshall Hennagir, Noah Pelzel American Degree: Daniel David
PONDER
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Heather Crumpton, Campbell Laney, Mason McShan, Kynlee Piersall, Carson Williams
American Degree: Britlee Brock, Keely Delcambre, Molly Escamilla, McKenna Mitchell, Jada Trosper, Graham Whitewood
POOLVILLE
Lone Star Degree: Nathaniel Greene, Trevan Muth
PROSPER
*National Chapter Award
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Hannah Boyd, Carson Weyandt
SANGER
*Golden Horizon Award
Lone Star Degree: Taylor Godwin, Emma Williamson
SPRINGTOWN
Lone Star Degree: Delaney Harris, Carson Haynes, Willliam Westberry, Gracie Wilk
TIOGA
Lone Star Degree: Mary Lynch
V.R. EATON
*Golden Horizon Award
*Proficiency in Turf Grass Management State Winner: Rylie Copeland
Lone Star Degree: Rylie Copeland, Bryleigh Landsdell
American Degree: Dalton Fanning
VALLEY VIEW
Lone Star Degree: Chloe Sandmann, Hayleigh Yates, Lexi York
WEATHERFORD
*National Chapter Award
*Golden Horizon Award
*State Champion in Extemporaneous Speaking: Kaleb Heiermann
Lone Star Degree: Megan Collins, Landry Crickman, Azia Hodges, Kashleigh Kilker, Riley Medlock, Maddox Tedford
American Degree: A’mya Hodges
WICHITA FALLS
Lone Star Degree: Robert Marrs
American Degree: Isaac Hawkins

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Varietal Honey
By: Landon Moore
Landon Moore is the Wise County 4-H President and a member of the Wise County 4-H County Council. He is involved in beekeeping, as well as raising rabbits and poultry.
This essay was one that he wrote, and it was named the champion for both the Texas and National chapters of the Foundation For The Preservation of Honey Bees.
Varietal honey is honey that comes from a single source.
This honey has a flavor derived from the source flower and can even have a similar scent. In general, lighter colored honeys have a more subtle taste and dark honeys are more intense. Varietal honey has been compared to wine, in that honeys produced in different years can be distinguished, even if they come from the same flower and location.
This phenomenon is called terroir and is responsible for the individual taste of each honey harvest.
To read more, check out the digital edition of the 2024 October issue North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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The Garden Guy: America’s Sweetheart
By: Norman Winter | Horticulturist, Author, Speaker
Early in the summer, I was sent a press release that caused one of those holy wow moments. The headline said it all, “Proven Winners ColorChoice Expands Catalog with the Addition of Hollywood Hibiscus.”
I had already become familiar with the Hollywood Hibiscus series and was thrilled that the Proven Winners was adding this to their lineup.
This flower is nothing short of beautiful and exhibits prolific flower production. The flowers show three distinct colors, deep red in the very center, then the majority which is a rich rose pink with lighter pink to white along the margins.
To read more, read the 2024 October digital edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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AQHA Horse of the Year
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, check out the digital edition of the 2025 November North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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