The
Mettle for
“FFA is not all cows and plows,” and three
students from Buckhannon-Upshur High School
proved that when they won first place and a
$10,000 prize at the Small Farm Business Plan
Contest that was held at the WVU Erikson Alumni
Center on the 19th of March.
Metal
Students from Upshur County’s
FFA chapter show they have
what it takes to compete in the
business world
Tabby Bennett
12 West Virginia Farm Bureau News
Natalie Thorpe, Brian Carson
and Leah Stankus, facilitated
by their FFA Advisor/Ag. Ed.
Teacher, Connie Scarbrough,
started a custom metal working
business called Three Amigos
Metal Works and engineered a
plan for success.
The metal working idea was developed on a
field trip at the North American International
Livestock Exposition. At the expo, the students
discovered several ideas, and decided to use them
as inspiration for a business of their own. Metal
working and creating lawn and other types of
decorations to sell stood out to Thorpe, Stankus
and Carson. After learning about many different
business ventures, and discussing their individual