California State Proficiency Winners
These Firebaugh FFA members have won the California State Proficiency Award! They have been chosen as the best in California and have represented the state at the national level. Since 1994 Firebaugh FFA has had nine members win the State award in nine different categories.
State Proficiency
1994 Sal Fuentes 1997 Jane Diedrich 1999 Jason Diedrich 2008 Garrett Blanchard 2011 Jordan Madrid 2012 Skottlynn Snyder 2012 Jason Allen 2013 Joshua Allen 2013 Jason Allen 2013 Stephanie Barrera 2014 Jason Allen 2014 Joshua Allen 2014 Christopher Lopez 2014 Marcos Rojas |
Cereal Grain Production Equine Science Diversified Animal Production Beef Production Wildlife Production Management Sheep Production Grain Production Entrepreneurship Grain Production Entrepreneurship Grain Production Placement Poultry Production Fiber & Oil Crop Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship Diversified Horticulture Entrepreneurship Wildlife Production |
Agriculture Proficiency Awards

The Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their SAEs, have developed specialized skills that they can apply toward their future careers.
Students can compete for awards in 49 areas covering everything from Agricultural Communications to Wildlife Management. Each award area has two categories, placement and entrepreneurship.
Placement proficiency awards are given to those whose SAEs are related to employment, apprenticeships, or internships at an agribusiness or agriculture-related organization. Entrepreneurship proficiency awards are given to those whose SAEs are related to ownership of an agribusiness or agriculture-related organization.
Students can compete for awards in 49 areas covering everything from Agricultural Communications to Wildlife Management. Each award area has two categories, placement and entrepreneurship.
Placement proficiency awards are given to those whose SAEs are related to employment, apprenticeships, or internships at an agribusiness or agriculture-related organization. Entrepreneurship proficiency awards are given to those whose SAEs are related to ownership of an agribusiness or agriculture-related organization.