Engeman of Montrose FFA chapter named State 1st Vice President

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COLUMBIA Mo., April 24, 2025 – During the 97th Missouri FFA Convention, Seth Engeman was named 2025-2026 State FFA 1st Vice President. Engeman is a member of the Montrose FFA Chapter. His parents are John and Donna Engeman. His advisor is Alexander Engeman.

Engeman’s supervised agricultural experience includes entrepreneurship and placement projects. His entrepreneurship SAE involves purchasing, raising, and exhibiting a crossbred steer, which he later sells at the county livestock sale. The profits from the sale help fund his project for the following year. In addition to his ownership project, Engeman has two placement SAEs. He works on his family’s fifth-generation farm, where they raise crossbred cattle, grow row crops, and manage a contract nursery hog operation of more than 14,000 pigs. His second placement SAE is with McLaughlin Enterprises, a mowing business that services a variety of commercial and residential properties.

Throughout Engeman’s FFA career he has served as President and Sentinel for the Montrose FFA Chapter. He has also served as President of the Area VII FFA Association. Seth has competed in the Division I Prepared Public Speaking and FFA Knowledge leadership development events. He also participated in the Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Floriculture career development events at the district and state levels. Engeman attended the State HYMAX Academy and was awarded the State Leadership Medal. At the chapter level, he received the Chapter Leadership Medal and was recognized as both the Chapter Star Greenhand and Chapter Star Farmer.

Engeman serves as Junior Class President, Treasurer of his school’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter, and Junior Assistant Chief of the Montrose Junior Firefighters. He is actively involved in student council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, and participates in cross country, basketball, and track and field. A 12-year member of Henry County 4-H, Engeman currently serves as both the Henry County 4-H Council President and the Missouri State 4-H Council President. He has also served as a State Civic Engagement Ambassador and was selected as the Youth Delegate Advisor for the 2024 Missouri National 4-H Congress delegation. Additionally, Engeman is a member of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Corn Growers Association, and Missouri Farm Bureau.

Engeman’s future plans include pursuing a degree in agricultural business and finance to one day work as a financial analyst.

The Missouri FFA has 26,900 members representing 365 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,027,273 members representing 9,235 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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