The AFR Agricultural Achievement Contest recognizes outstanding youth in Oklahoma who display exceptional showmanship skills and possess extensive knowledge of the livestock industry, including production, management, processing and end-product utilization The 2026 AFR Ag Achievement Top Twenty are: First Place: Lauren Crosthwait, Stillwater Second Place: Kelton Arthur, Ripley Third Place: Jade Mc-Peak, Checotah Fourth Place: Ellan Allen, Konawa Fifth Place: Hadley Ott, Lomega Sixth Place: Tassi Jo Fadely, Stillwater Seventh Place: Emma Fletcher, Frederick Eighth Place: Hailey Helmke, Fox Ninth Place: Jace Taylor, Mulhall-Orlando Tenth Place: Leighton McNair, Crescent Eleventh Place: Kylee Bell, Dover Twelfth Place: Abigail Breese, Porum Thirteenth Place: Issac Nowakowski, Pawnee Fourteenth Place: Cierra Collins, Frederick Fifteenth Place: Hope Metcalf, Elk City Sixteenth Place: Cooper Davidson, Elgin Seventeenth Place: Ridge Garrett, Guthrie Eighteenth Place: Madison Dunn, Rush Springs Nineteenth Place: Carli Thomas, Purcell Twentieth Place: Jaxson Staggs, Purcell The AFR Ag Achievement Contest is just one of many AFR Youth Program traditions. The organization also hosts a youth leadership summit, statewide scholarships, speech contests, livestock judging and grading competitions, and many other development opportunities. For more information on this contest or other AFR Youth Program projects, contact AFR Youth Development Program afryouth@afrmic. com. AFR Cooperative is a membership services organization established in 1905 as Oklahoma Farmers Union. AFR provides educational, legislative and cooperative programs across the state and serves as a watchdog for Oklahoma’s family farmers and ranchers and rural communities. The organization is actively supportive of the state’s agricultural industry and rural population with membership consisting of farmers actively involved in production agriculture and non-farmers adding their voice in support of AFR principles.