On October 8, the Crookston High School FFA Forestry, Poultry Evaluation, Soils, and Livestock Evaluation Teams competed at Barnesville High School. The Forestry and Soils teams finished first place in their categories and will advance to the state competition in April. Additionally, the Poultry Team placed 5th and will also advance to state.
Individually in Forestry, Crookston’s Leah Johannek finished first place, Izzy Pahlen finished fifth, Addie Schiller was seventh, and Allison Abeld 17th.
Individually in Soils, Eva Gosse placed second, Ella Capistran finished fourth, Haddie Halland finished ninth, and Anna Heldstab finished 14th.
Competing in Poultry Evaluation was Molly Workman, Isabella Cisneros, Autumn Torkelson and Anastasia Noyes.
Competing in Livestock Evaluation was Brady Samuelson, Keaten Goodyke, Bailey Klooz, and Lydia Grovum.
In the Forestry Career Development Event, demonstrate their skills in diagnosing forest disorders, managing forests and forest inventory and applying approved silviculture practices. Participation in the event offers students experience relevant to a career choice in forestry and natural resources. Members demonstrate knowledge through a written exam of basic forestry principles, tree and equipment identification, and demonstration of practical forestry skills, such as forest disorders, forest management, inventory and approved silviculture practices.
In the Poultry Contest, teams evaluate and select live meat chickens and live egg hens. They also evaluate and grade ready-to-cook carcasses and parts of chickens and turkeys, eggs, and further processed poultry products. They identify poultry parts and complete a written exam on poultry production and management.
In the Livestock During the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE), students work to rank breeding and market classes of beef, sheep, goats, and swine and give oral reasons to back up their decisions. Students participating in this CDE make accurate and logical observations of livestock, decide on the desirable traits in marketing and breeding livestock, and select and market livestock that will satisfy consumer demands and provide increased economic returns to producers.
In the Soils Contest, students judge four land areas, either pits or soil borings. Students evaluate the soil based on color, texture, thickness, slope, and land capability. There are also sections on fertilizer and erosion that they evaluate.
The next FFA Contests will be held in November.
