Past MO FFA Member Nominee for Exhibitor of the Year

Drew Welch, an Agribusiness Management student in Mizzou’s accelerated program from Sheridan, Missouri, has been nominated as a top 10 finalist for The Pig Planet’s Exhibitor of the Year. Drew didn’t apply for this recognition. He was nominated by his peers and those in the livestock industry. This is a national contest drawing exhibitors from California, Indiana (3 nominees), Michigan, Ohio, Texas (2 nominees), Oklahoma, and Missouri. Drew is Missouri’s sole representative in the top 10.

Drew is on track to graduate with his Bachelor of Science degree next spring and balances academic excellence with competing at the national level in livestock shows. This year has been particularly successful for him in the show ring.

As a former heavily-involved Missouri FFA member, Drew embodies the FFA mission of developing premier leadership, personal growth, and career success. His combination of academic achievement in agribusiness and national recognition in livestock shows demonstrates exactly the kind of well-rounded agricultural leader FFA aims to develop. Your audience of FFA members, advisors, and supporters will see Drew as proof that FFA prepares youth for meaningful careers in agriculture.