JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Perryville student is among the 30 high school sophomores who have been chosen participate in the 2026 Missouri Agribusiness Academy.
Mylee Geringer and the other selected students will spend a week in June in St. Louis exploring careers in agriculture, building leadership skills and learning more about farming, ranching and food production.
“We look forward to welcoming the Missouri Agribusiness Academy students each year,” said Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn. “For nearly 40 years, the Department has hosted some of the state’s brightest young agriculturalists to show them opportunities in many areas of Missouri agriculture. Like their predecessors, these students will lead our industry one day. We are excited to get to know this new class beginning in June.”
Since 1988, the Missouri Agribusiness Academy has awarded more than 1,100 academy opportunities through a competitive application and interview process for high school sophomores interested in pursuing agriculture-related college degrees and careers.
Students selected for the 2026 class are:
- Jaylee Banner, Milan
- Makynli Blackwell, Mountain Grove
- Casen Bolton, Cassville
- Allison Crust, Creighton
- John Cunningham, Salem
- Aubree Dover, Bois D’Arc
- Emerson Eckler, Centralia
- Grace Engeman, Adrian
- Faith Engemann, Hermann
- Mylee Geringer, Perryville
- Layla Guthals, Gower
- Molly Hahs, Friedheim
- Ellie Hellrich, Fredericktown
- Storey Hutchason, East Prairie
- Vivian Jones, Weston
- Morgan Lakey, Ava
- Isabella Lowe, Farmington
- Gabi Marlow, Pleasant Hill
- Emma Marshall, Smithville
- Skyla Moore, Bolivar
- Kaden Oaks, Harris
- Maggie Reed, Green Ridge
- Reagan Rodgers, Savannah
- Eli Rogers, Strafford
- Madelyn Sampson, Kirksville
- Ava Schneider, Warrenton
- Arianna Shuman, Raymondville
- Seble Stutzman, St. James
- Brody Swindler, Norborne
- Claire Woodard, Trenton
Beyond the summer agribusiness tour, MAbA members will have the opportunity to participate in Missouri State Fair activities, a winter Legislative Day and the MAbA graduation ceremony at the 2027 Missouri FFA Convention.
For additional details about the 2026 Missouri Agribusiness Academy, as well as more information on the Department of Agriculture, please visit the Department online at Agriculture.Mo.Gov.