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McCook Central alum Streff named FFA Star in Agricultural Placement

Andrew Streff of Salem, South Dakota is the 2019 National FFA Star in Agricultural Placement. Streff, from the McCook Central FFA Chapter in Salem, started his supervised agricultural experience (SAE) on the family farm, tending 1,500 acres of corn and soybeans with his father. He added to his SAE with two internships, the first with Central Farmers Cooperative doing crop scouting. Streff’s second internship was at Winfield United in Ohio where he ran test plot trials and helped producers troubleshoot crop issues.

Streff plans to look for opportunities in agri-business after graduating from South Dakota State University next spring, but he says his long-term goal is to take over the family farm.

Streff got the award Friday at the 92^nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.