FFA Week: Seniors share FFA experiences, memories

This year’s Monticello FFA Chapter features seven senior members, each of them involved in many FFA and school activities, multiple supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs) and also planning for their future.

Here’s a look at each Panther FFA senior.

Aiden Michael Bieber

Parents/Guardians: Amanda Bieber, Michael Bieber

FFA Activities Participated In: Dairy judging, ag mechanics and city flowerpots

SAE Project(s): Bieber Hay, sweet corn, Theisens and Kluesner Dairy

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: Ag mechanics

Future Plans: Work at Linn County

Halle Recker

Parents/Guardians: Cory and Emily Recker

Office(s) Held, Committee/Project Assisted: Vice President, Reporter, Middle School Coordinator

FFA Activities Participated In: Showing at the county and state fair, Feed the Farmers, haunted trailer, fruit sales, Fall fest

SAE Project(s): Beef cattle, Entrepreneurship beef cattle, horse, ducks, rabbits

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: Winning reserve supreme cow calf pair at the state fair

Future Plans: Go to vet school at Iowa State or Oklahoma State

Dylan Ricklefs

Parents/Guardians: Dustin and Lindsey Ricklefs

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: AET Awards

SAE Project(s): Hog Site Manager

Future Plans: Owner of Platinum Pork and Ricklefs Enterprise

Porter Campbell

Parents/Guardians: Chris and Stacy Campbell

Office(s) Held, Committee/Project Assisted: Reporter, President, District Vice President

FFA Activities Participated In: Creed speaking, team ag sales, extemporaneous speaking, job interview

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: Becoming a district officer

SAE Project(s): Farm Hand

Future Plans: Attend Iowa State for ag business

Kyle Arduser

Parents/Guardians: Jason and Kellie Arduser

FFA Activities Participated In: National FFA Convention, Jones County Fair, Iowa State Fair, Parliamentary procedure, Feed the Farmers

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: Going to the state fair every year and getting to exhibit my animals, spend time with family and experience all the fair has to offer.

SAE Project(s): Family farm – cattle, family farm – sheep, home yard/farm work

Future Plans: Attend Clarke University in Dubuque and major in Psychology

Lilly Stoll

Parents/Guardians: Matt Stoll and Katie Wernimont

Office(s) Held, Committee/Project Assisted: Sentinel, haunted trailer, Feed the Farmers, grandparents breakfast, Friendsgiving, ag experience day, FFA week, build a burger

FFA Activities Participated In: Conduct of meetings, individual ag sales, team ag sales, haunted trailer, build a burger, Friendsgiving, livestock judging, Feed the Farmers, showing cattle and pigs at the county fair, showing pigs at the state fair, national convention, ag experience day

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: 2025 State Convention and being the Northeast District Member of the Month

SAE Project(s): Stoll Farms Dairy, Forage and Crops, Manternach Dairy and Breeding and Market Beef

Future Plans: Attend Wisconsin-Platteville to major in animal science and minor in agronomy

Lincoln Schneiter

Parents/Guardians: Ron and Jackie Schneiter

Office(s) Held, Committee/Project Assisted: Reporter for two years, Vice President for one year

FFA Activities Participated In: Build a burger, Thanksgiving, National Convention, Sub-District Soils

Most Memorable FFA Activity/Accomplishment: Going to National Convention freshman year

SAE Project(s): Breeding beef, Schneiter Farms corn/soybeans, mowing lawns, Schneiter Farms cattle

Future Plans: Play football at Ellsworth Community College