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Rain and Hail Congratulates Brett Ray Reiss for Being Named the National Winner of the FFA Proficiency Award for Diversified Crop
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On November 1, 2002, The National FFA Organization (FFA) announced Brett Ray Reiss of Plains, Kansas, the national winner of the National FFA Proficiency Award in Diversified Crop Production - Placement. The proficiency awards recognize outstanding student achievement in agribusiness gained through establishment of a new business, working for an existing company or otherwise gaining hands-on career experience.
Reiss, a member of the Southwestern Heights FFA Chapter, became eligible for the national award after winning the Kansas state FFA competition earlier this year.

This award is sponsered in part by Rain and Hail, L.L.C. as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Pictured left to right: Roger Bredeson, National Crop Insurance Services; Paul Ward, Rain and Hail Field Supervisor; Dan Durheim, American Farm Bureau Insurance Services Inc.; and Brett Ray Reiss, proficiency award national winner.