Alva FFA member earns Diversified Agricultural Production State Proficiency Award
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May 12, 2017
Cooper Sneary (third from left) of the Alva FFA Chapter captured first-place honors in the 2017 Oklahoma FFA Diversified Agricultural Production State Proficiency Award area. Jim Pilkington (right) congratulates Sneary as well as Trabor Mannering (left) of the Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA Chapter and Garrett Slagell (second from left) of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter, who received second and third place honors, respectively.
Cooper Sneary of the Alva FFA chapter earned first-place honors in the 2017 Oklahoma FFA Diversified Agricultural Production Proficiency Award area during the 91st Oklahoma FFA Convention May 3.
Trabor Mannering of the Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA Chapter and Garrett Slagell of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter earned second and third place honors, respectively.
For his supervised agricultural experience, Sneary works in grain and animal production on his family farm in northwestern Oklahoma. "I help with all day-to-day activities, from feeding cattle to the planting and harvesting of all grain and forage crops," Sneary said.
Sneary said some of his most rewarding accomplishments through his SAE include learning to operate a John Deere discbine swather and managing an Instagram page with over 18,000 followers to advertise bulls for bull studs and owners.
To further his livestock production knowledge, Sneary plans to attend both beef and goat artificial insemination and palpation school this summer. Sneary said he also plans to attend the Wheat Quality Summit to compare his wheat growth with other producers'.
The 16-year-old Alva FFA member is the son of Steve and Ashlee Sneary. His agricultural education instructors are Randy Nation and Sierra Walker.
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