SFCHS FFA Travels to Bird City CDE's
On Wednesday, October 12th, six teams traveled to Bird City to compete in three different Career Development Events (CDE’s). CDE’s are designed to help students investigate and develop skills associated with agriculture careers. The Greenhand teams were made up of freshman students while the Senior teams were comprised of upper classmen.
Milk Quality and Products CDE requires students to identify defects in milk, fat content, cheese flavors and characteristics, take a written test, and perform a California Mastitis Test. The Greenhand team, which placed 7th, consisted of Perla Yañez, Christina Stafford, Marlo Jensen, and Aaron White. The Senior team was made up of Draven Houtman (placing 22nd), Mason Schmid, Janeth Perez-Medina, Makayla Rogers, and Kouper McQuigg. The team placed 6th overall.
The Food Science CDE tests students’ knowledge of food and food safety procedures. In this CDE, students take a written test, identify aromas, study pictures for safety violations, and complete triangle tests on products. The Greenhand team made up of Sierra Robbins, Taighe Weeter, Cassidy Busse, and Marlo Jensen placed 11th. Robbins led the team with a 17th place finish out of 81. Nicole Bonsignore placed 14th in the Senior division out of 112. The team consisting of Bonsignore, Coy DeWaal, Echoe Lennox, Luana Avaia, and Wyatt Hilt placed 11th overall.
This year, McCarty Family Farms provided the cattle for the Dairy Evaluation CDE. Participants had to place four classes of cows and two classes of heifers before presenting two sets of oral reasons. The Greenhand team brought home a 2nd place trophy out of 14 teams. Karly Bandel placed 5th and Audrey Meyer placed 10th; both receiving medals out of 92 contestants. The Greenhand team score was aided by a 14th place finish by Brady Dinkel and a 22nd place finish by Cameron Sulewski;. Other team members were Marlo Jensen and Isaiah Lee. The Senior team placed 9th and was made up of Matthisen Witzel, Echoe Lennox, Janeth Perez-Medina, Jake Faulkender, Makayla Rogers, and Mason Schmid.
Thank you McCarty Family Farms for providing the dairy cattle and to the advisers and FFA members for hosting the CDE’s. For complete results visit www.judgingcard.com and scroll to find October 12 “Kansas NW District Dairy Judging/Food Science Milk Quality Contests”. St.Francis FFA members will be taking a break before preparing for the next round of CDE’s.
