Area youth compete in district agriculture contest at Northwest

More than 1,100 students from 53 northwest Missouri high schools competed April 4-5 at Northwest Missouri State University as its School of Agricultural Sciences hosted Northwest District Agriculture Career Development events.

The annual contest is coordinated and facilitated by members of the Northwest agricultural sciences faculty, staff and students. Events take place at the University’s Agricultural Learning Center, R.T. Wright University Farm, Nodaway County Community Fair Building and Ed Phillips Memorial Arena.

 “The success of this huge undertaking is due to the excellent work of Northwest faculty and staff, district agriculture teachers, Northwest students and members of the Maryville community,” Jackie Lacy, a Northwest senior instructor of agricultural sciences, said.

The top-ranking teams in each category are listed below. A complete listing of team and individual results is available at www.judgingcard.com.

• Ag Mechanics: East Buchanan
• Ag Sales: Trenton
• Agronomy: Gilman City
• Dairy Cattle: North Harrison
• Dairy Foods: Savannah
• Entomology: Winston
• Farm Management: Chillicothe
• Floriculture: Savannah
• Food Science: Winston
• Forestry: Gallatin
• Horse: Worth County
• Livestock: Stewartsville
• Meats: Trenton
• Nursery/Landscape: Gallatin
• Poultry: Cameron
• Soils: Jefferson
• Sweepstakes (single teacher department): Jefferson
• Sweepstakes (multi-teacher department): Savannah

Results from FFA Leadership Development Events March 29 at Cameron High School

• FFA Knowledge: Chillicothe
• Ag Issues: Braymer
• Parliamentary Procedure: Chillicothe
• Conduct of Chapter Meetings: Chillicothe
• FFA Creed: Sullivan Bird, Gallatin
• Division 1 Prepared Public Speaking: Kristen Waters, Norborne
• Division 2 Prepared Public Speaking: Harlee Beck, Chillicothe
• Advanced Prepared Public Speaking: Gavin Rhode, East Buchanan
• Extemporaneous Speaking: Claire Walker, Chillicothe
• Job Interview: Karley Cox, Braymer