Elgin’s young agricultural minds receive the prestigious Gold Emblem rating at the 96th Annual Texas Future Farmers of America State Convention last week, bestowed upon the top 10% of FFA chapters. The honors come for actively implementing the FFA’s mission and strategies, improving operations with a program that emphasizes student, chapter and community development. Selected chapters advance to be judged at the National FFA Chapter Contest. At the event, member Paden Maass is also awarded a $10,000 Richard Wallrath Educational Foundation scholarship, a $1,000 San Antonio Livestock Exposition Tour Guide scholarship and a $500 Texas FFA Alumni scholarship.Photo courtesy Elgin ...