Rohan wins Landscape Installation Proficiency

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COLUMBIA, Mo., April 17, 2026 – Cooper Rohan of Audrian Co. R-VI won the Missouri FFA Landscape Installation Proficiency Award at the 98th Missouri FFA Convention.

Rohan, a senior at Community R-VI High School, is the son of Steve and Carol Rohan. He is a member of the Audrain Co. R-VI FFA Chapter. His advisor is Stacy French.

Rohan’s supervised agricultural experience is in landscaping installation, where he began with basic clean up and smaller hardscaping tasks. As he gained experience, his responsibilities grew to include independently running the skid steer, building border walls, backfilling around houses, and prepare sites for projects. He now works more independently to complete landscape jobs efficiently.

After graduating high school, Rohan plans to enter into the Local 513 Heavy Equipment Operator Training School. He hopes to have long-term employment through Local 513 union jobs operating heavy equipment on jobsites and construction fields.

Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excel as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while gaining hands-on career experience. Landscape Installation is one of 45 proficiency award areas recognized at the state level. St. Louis Community College (Meremac) Horticulture Programs sponsored this award.

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

The Missouri FFA has 27,000 members representing 369 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,042,245 members representing 9,407 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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