The East Knox Future Farmers of America (FFA) Urban Soils Career Development Event team placed 16th out of 50 teams from across Ohio at the Oct. 9 competition at the Delaware State Wildlife Area.
Urban team members were Miale Hurlow, Blake Elliott and Hayden Baker. Hurlow finished 34th individually, with Elliott placing 56th and Baker placing 59th out of 165 competitors from across Ohio.
East Knox earned a berth in the state urban contest after placing third out of 12 teams in the District 7 contest conducted earlier in Knox County at Grassydell Farms near Howard. Individually in the district event, Hurlow placed sixth, Baker finished ninth and Elliott placed 26th out of 53 competitors.
Prior to the district contest, East Knox FFA had placed third in the county event sponsored by the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District. Individually in the county, Hurlow placed fifth.
In the urban land evaluation event, members determine soil slope, landform, flooding hazard, stability, texture at three different levels, structure in the subsoil, drainage class, depth to restrictive features and depth to bedrock. This information is used to make recommendations to use the site for houses with basements; sewage treatment systems; driveways and roads; and lawns, gardens and landscaping. Teams also take a written test over soils and find soil information from the web soil survey.
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