By BECKY CRISSMAN

becky.crissman@gaflnews.com

PITTS — He may not fly in his own airplane or sit in an oval office. He may not have a lot of secret service agents watching his every step, but Colton Farrow is still proud to hold his presidential office.

The eighteen year old senior from Wilcox County High School has recently been named president of the FFA (Future Farmers of America) for the entire state of Georgia.

Colton, who has been in the organization for six years, will serve his term for the 2008-2009 year. The state of Georgia has the third largest state association in the nation, with a total of about 27,600 members.

He was elected from a slate of 25 other candidates who went before a nominating committee that included 2007-2008 officers.

The nominating committee chose four candidates from each of the state’s three regions, and those twelve candidates gave a speech at the convention to more than 300 delegates and other attendees.

Delegates then narrowed the field down to six, two from each region. To be elected president, Farrow had to receive the majority of the votes from the delegates. Other offices were filled by candidates who had the next highest number of votes.

“This will be a wonderful opportunity for Colton,” said John David McCall, FFA advisor at WCHS.

“As an officer he will have an opportunity to learn about government and politics. It will also help him continue to build and improve leadership skills, and these are things that are important. These are skills that will later on down the road help these young people excel in the workforce.”

Some of Farrow’s responsibilities for the year will include traveling all over the state and visiting agri-businesses. He also will be speaking at numerous FFA activities and banquets.

He will be going to Washington, D.C. for the state presidents’ convention. While there he will be training with national officers.

Farrow has previously served as an officer for Area 5 of the FFA. He has served as president, vice president, chaplain and sentinel for his local chapter.

Throughout his time in FFA, Farrow has participated in dairy judging and livestock judging. He now even owns a small beef herd with about 20 head of Angus cross cows. He has also competed in ag communication.