NATOMA – Ethan Dickerson, Natoma FFA member, and Natoma High School senior was recently named the Kansas FFA Beef Production Entrepreneurship Proficiency Winner.

Ethan Dickerson is the son of David and Stephanie Dickerson of Paradise, KS.

Ethan owns and operates a herd of Red Angus, Black Angus, and Charolais cattle, and he also works for his grandfather and parents at Bar S Ranch.

Proficiency awards are a competitive application process within the National FFA Organization in which members must provide detailed accounts of their programs, skills, challenges, and future goals. The applicant must also display accurate yearly financial records including profit/loss statements, balance sheets, inventories, and budgets. After winning at the Northwest district level in February, Ethan’s application was sent on to state judging, where it emerged as the top application. Dickerson’s application will now compete at the national level this fall.

Dickerson has also been named the Northwest District FFA Star Farmer and is competing for the title of State Star Farmer. He will participate in the Stars Over Kansas Pageant and receive his State Degree at the Kansas FFA State Convention in Manhattan, KS on May 31, 2019.

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