NCMC Agriculture Students Participate in State Conference

Twelve agriculture students from North Central Missouri College participated in the Missouri Professional Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) State Conference hosted by Crowder College in Neosho, MO.  Students competed in career development contests and toured the Hump Back Camel Dairy in Miller, MO.  Participants also had the opportunity to be entertained by a live band and hear from keynote speakers Duane Kaiser and Robin Farmer from Missouri Farm Bureau.

Students attending the conference were JW Doyle, Kaden Garrison, Ryan Hall, Levi Johnson, Kyle Linhart, Sam Miller, Peyton Taggart, Milo Costner, Jaci Davis, Chloe Hulet, Aubrey Schreckhise and Crayton Schwieter, along with NCMC Agriculture Instructors/PAS Advisors Jack Green, Kurt Meighen and Rustin Jumps. Aubrey Schreckhise was elected as the 2024-2025 Missouri PAS Secretary.

NCMC students who qualified for national competition have the opportunity to compete at the National PAS Conference in the spring. Contest results are as follows:

Career Planning
Agribusiness Systems – Milo Costner – 4^th in State
Agribusiness Systems – Chloe Hulet – State Participant
Animal Systems – Aubrey Schreckhise – State Participant
Animal Systems – Crayton Schwieter – State Participant
Plant Systems – Jaci Davis – State Winner

Career Progress
Agribusiness Systems – Levi Johnson – 6^th in State
Agribusiness Systems – Sam Miller – State Participant
Animal Systems – Kaden Garrison – 2^nd in State
Animal Systems – Kyle Linhart – 3^rd in State
Plant Systems – Ryan Hall – 2^nd in State
Plant Systems – Peyton Taggart – 4^th in State
Plant Systems – JW Doyle – State Participant

Employment Interview
Agriculture Sales – Milo Costner – 2^nd in State
Agronomic Production – Ryan Hall – State Winner
Agronomic Production – Jaci Davis – 3^rd in State
Agronomic Production – Chloe Hulet – State Participant
Agronomic Production – Peyton Taggart – State Participant
Agronomic Services – JW Doyle – State Winner
Agronomic Services – Sam Miller – State Participant
Livestock & Dairy Production – Kyle Linhart – State Participant
Livestock & Dairy Production – Kaden Garrison – State Participant
Livestock & Dairy Services – Aubrey Schreckhise – State Winner
Livestock & Dairy Services – Levi Johnson – 3^rd in State
Livestock & Dairy Services – Crayton Schwieter – State Participant

Career Specialist
Conservation Specialist – Milo Costner – 1^st
Crop Specialist – Ryan Hall – 4^th
Crop Specialist – Jaci Davis – 5^th
Dairy Specialist – Chloe Hulet – 1^st
Dairy Specialist – Crayton Schwieter – 2^nd
Equine Specialist – Crayton Schwieter – 3^rd
Equine Specialist – Jaci Davis – 5^th
Livestock Specialist – Kaden Garrison – 1^st
Soils Specialist – JW Doyle – 4^th

To learn more about North Central Missouri College agriculture programs or PAS, visit www.ncmissouri.edu/ or contact the Barton Farm Campus or Admissions at (660) 359-3948.

Photo 1: NCMC students (Back Row L to R) Ryan Hall, JW Doyle, Crayton Schwieter, Kyle Linhart, Levi Johnson, Peyton Taggart, Milo Costner. (Front Row L to R) Kaden Garrison, Jaci Davis, Chloe Hulet, Aubrey Schreckhise and Sam Miller.

Photo 2: Aubrey Schreckhise, MO State PAS Secretary 2024-25