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Who’s out there
riding the range,
hitchin’ onto a star,
and building the legacy of the West?
yoming’s FFA, an organization historically known as the Future Farmers
of America, remains ready to act as any quick draw episode in a western
movie. FFA officers and members rope the stars with their mission ”…premier
leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.”
Photo courtesy Palm Family
With officer footholds throughout the
state, Wyoming’s 2014 - 2015 leadership
team is steered by a tall drink of water
named Quade Palm. With roots settled
deep in Wyoming’s agriculture and
raised on a cattle ranch in the Hanna Elk
Mountain Medicine Bow area, President
Quade Palm emerged due to his background as a sixth generation Wyoming
rancher on his mother’s side and a fifth
generation on his father’s. Although football, basketball, track and National Honor Society highlighted high school events
for Quade, a six year membership in Bow
River’s FFA contributed to the steering of
his future vision for Wyoming.
Ingeniously, true leadership emerged
when Quade stepped forward, taking a
big leap and becoming the first member
- EVER - to run for a state office throughout the sixteen year history of the Bow
River FFA Chapter. A member of the 2012
State Champion Ag Mechanics Team,
Quade embellished his FFA visionary
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