National FFA Vice President Lindsey Anderson, left, congratulates Johnathan VanVlake Mobley of Moultrie after he won the Fruit Production Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency at the National FFA Convention.

Jonathan VanVlake Mobley, 18, of the Colquitt County FFA Chapter, was named the national winner of the Fruit Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency award program at the 86th National FFA Convention, Oct. 30-Nov. 2,2013, in Louisville, Ky.

Proficiency awards recognize FFA members who excelled as agricultural entrepreneurs, employees or volunteers while they gained hands-on career experience. Fruit Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement is one of 49 FFA proficiency award categories offered at local, state and national levels.

The Fruit Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement proficiency award program is sponsored by DuPont Company, as a special project ofthe National FFA Foundation.

In his placement SAE, Mobley assists with the production of cantaloupes, tomatoes and watermelons. His tasks include preparing land, applying fertilizers, planting transplants, scouting for crop maturity, operating tractors and harvesting melons. Mobley hopes to eventually become part owner of the operation.

He is supported by his parents Torina and Mike and his FFA advisors Shawn Collins, Steve Bass, Stacey Beacham, Gene Hart and Adrienne Smith.