In the effort to hold an in-person event celebrating accomplishments of FFA members across the state while being responsible with current COVID-19-related health concerns, the Missouri FFA plans to hold its 93rd Annual State FFA Convention April 30 and May 1 at the Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia.

The recognition-only event will be limited to award winners and two advisor/chaperones per school. Guest speakers, including National FFA Central Region Vice President and Missouri native Paxton Dahmer, will highlight the sessions, which will be live-streamed for those unable to attend.

Morning and afternoon convention sessions are scheduled for April 30 and May 1, with a goal of recognizing chapter activity awards; honorary state-degree recipients; new FFA chapters; career-development and leadership-development event (CDE and LDE) winners; proficiency awards; star state degrees and state-degree recipients. Other scholarship and essay winners also will be honored.

Student workshops will be available the week of April 26 on www.missouriffa.org, highlighting 12 presentations from Dahmer, current state FFA officers, as well as Teach Ag Ambassadors and Post-Secondary Student organization officers, and can be viewed via a password-protected verification system for members.

For updated convention information, visit www.missouriffa.org.