Swindler of Braymer FFA Chapter named State FFA Vice President

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COLUMBIA Mo., April 24, 2025 – During the 97th Missouri FFA Convention, Gage Swindler was named a 2025-2026 State FFA Vice President. His parents are Justin and Erika Swindler. His advisor is Kelly Lee.

Swindlers’ supervised agricultural experience consists of raising beef cattle, swine, and poultry. He actively exhibits cattle at the local, state, and national levels.

He has competed in creed speaking, fall speaking, and advanced public speaking. Swindler has served as Area II Vice-President and chapter President.Along with FFA, he participates in football where he was the football team captain for 2 years, as well as, serving as his high school class president. He has also been a 4-H member for 10 years.

After high school, he plans to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he plans to study agribusiness management. He plans to pursue a career in agriculture and run his family farm.

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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