The Southeast team advanced to the Florida finals in the National Land Judging Contest. Adam Shealy, Christine Hejnal, Nadia Hunt, and Kyle Vetter, traveled to Levy County to participate in the State contest on March 31. They practiced with Land Judging guru Mr. Lynn and the Charlotte County Senior FFA team for the two days prior to the contest. Senior Nadia Hunt placed 2nd in the State and sophomore Adam Shealy placed fourth. “I’ve never seen a team that could work with each other so well,” said Steve Harber, a former coach and competitor for land judging teams at Southeast. Reaching the National Level in any event has been a lofty goal for all Southeast High FFA teams. The team will be leaving for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 29th, and will compete on May 4th. On the way to Oklahoma the team will be practicing everything from judging the slope of the land to knowing how to tell the best use for different types of landscapes. The team is looking forward to pioneering national competitions for the Southeast FFA.
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Prince Edward County 4H Three Prince Edward 4-H members will represent Virginia in the National 4-H Land Appreciation Contest in Oklahoma City in May. Here Katie Pelland, Susan Pin, and Ben Jones are shown working with Extension Agent David Smith on texturing various types of soils. In Oklahoma, teams will evaluate land characteristics such as topsoil, subsoil, and plant life. They are also required to recommend treatments to improve the land’s adaptability for certain purposes such as producing crops, raising cattle, or building homes. The Prince Edward team earned the opportunity to participate through their outstanding performance in the 2005 Envirothon program.
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Denison FFA, Denison, Iowa |
The East Robertson FFA Land Judging team placed 1st at the Middle
Tennessee Competition and 2nd at the State competition held in Jackson
Tennessee.
Members of the team are from left to right The team will represent Tennessee at the National Land
and Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma City in May. The team will compete
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Lumberton FFA Land
Judging Team, Lumberton, North Carolina
Back Row From Left to Right -
Joe Gregory (Progress Energy) - Nick
Coxe - Matthew Horne -
Alicia Wade (North Carolina State FFA Vice-President) - Jimmy Roberts (Lumberton FFA Advisor)
Front Row From Left to Right -
William Nance - Dennis Ferris.
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Mississippi
Senior State Land Judging Team Meagan Scott, 4-H Agent, Micah Schneider, Alan Smith, Stephen Ladner, and Lacey Odom |
Thirteen Pearl River County 4-H’ers recently participated in the State Land Judging Contest held in Philadelphia, MS. Despite the rainy weather, all three teams brought home top awards. The senior team placed first and the two junior teams took first and second places. The senior team had a team score of 742 out of a possible 900 points. The senior team will be representing Mississippi in the National Land Judging Contest, which will take place in Oklahoma City, OK, May 2-4, 2006. Members of the Pearl River County junior and senior teams were also recognized as the top overall scorers in the contest. Lacey Odom was the top scoring senior and Alan Smith was the second high scoring senior, while Micah Schneider was third. Eric Bordelon, D.J. Failla, and Jessica Smith were recognized as the first, second, and third high scoring juniors. Senior team members include: Lacey Odom, Stephen Ladner, Alan Smith, and Micah Schneider. Junior team members include: Natalie McCormick, Lauren McCormick, Emily Bordelon, Jessica Smith, D.J. Failla, Eric Bordelon, Erin Seal, Belle Failla, and Madelaine Colarossi. Coached by Area Agronomy Agent, Mike Howell, the teams began practicing in January and practiced weekly until the contest. The contest is designed to train youth to determine the proper crop to produce on each soil type. 4-H’ers learn treatments needed to maintain the highest production on a particular soil. Youth also learn several factors influencing the site limitations for use as a home site. |
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The
Hamilton Heights 4H Soils Judging Team, hailing from Arcadia, IN, placed
4th at the Indiana State Contest on November 5, 2005. Team member Rachel
Demaree was the 8th indvidual in the contest.
Team members pictured at Area Contest in Boone County, IN from left are Rachel Demaree, Aaron Birge, Spencer Carson, and Troy Bledsoe |
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The Hagerstown 4-H Soils Judging Team placed 5th at
the State 4-H Soils Judging Contest in Delaware County on October 24th.
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FFA Chapter
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