Fredericktown FFA takes 6th in the District 7 Ag Soils Competition
Recently, members of the Fredericktown FFA had a team qualify to advance to the State Soil Judging Competition. For the Agricultural competition, students must measure slope, depth of the topsoil, subsoil and substratum. As well as determine the soil type by texturing it, determine the seasonal high water table and root restriction levels and much more information about the pit. Contestants must be familiar with the requirements for various land management practices and land uses and identify what is best suited for that field.
Members must judge 4 soil pits, take a general knowledge test, and complete a soil survey test by using a soil survey book for the area.
The Ag Soils team placed 6th overall in the district.
Participating members were (L to R): Austin Robinson, Kiersten Mills, Jordyn Neighbarger, Lauren Neighbarger, and Lane Dugan.
Fredericktown took 6th place in the District 7 Urban Soils Competition!
Recently, the Fredericktown FFA chapter sent a team to compete in the Urban Soil Judging competition. For this contest, the members measured the slope, depth to any restrictive features, any bedrock and depth to the seasonal high water table. The members must also be able to figure out what landform the pit is on and texture the topsoil, subsoil and substratum by feeling it and they must also figure out the soil structure of the subsoil.
Participants must be familiar with the best management practices for sections such as Buildings with Basements, Sewage and Septic Treatment Systems, Driveways and Local Roads and Lawns, Gardens and Landscaping. By identifying all of these factors, the members will be able to figure out how the site can be best used for urban development and other urban uses.
Members must judge 4 soil pits, take a general knowledge test, and complete a soil survey test by using a soil survey book for the area.
The team took 6th place overall in the District 7.
Team members were (L to R): Maddie Bartlett, Mason Gearheart, Mykiah Bowers and Austin Frazier.
Fredericktown FFA takes 3rd overall in Ag Soils
The Fredericktown FFA chapter recently sent 6 members out to the Ag Soil judging contest.
Students participating in this Career Development Event must have an understanding of agricultural soils, must measure slope, depth of the topsoil, subsoil and substratum. As well as determine the soil type by texturing it, determine the seasonal high water table and root restriction levels and much more information about the pit. Contestants must be familiar with the requirements for various land management practices and land uses and identify what is best suited for that field
The contest was held at Fowler Farms. Thank you to our hosts, the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District, our local Natural Resource Conservation District office for making this contest possible. Our agricultural team scored third overall in the contest.
The chapter sent out Kiersten Mills, Austin Robinson, Lane Dugan, Lauren Neighbarger, and Jordyn Neighbarger.
Fredericktown FFA Urban Soils Team takes 3rd in County Contest
Recently, the Fredericktown FFA chapter recently sent out 5 members out to the Urban Soil judging competition.
Students participating in this Career Development Event must have a understanding of soils for urban purposes. The members measured the slope, and evaluated the depth to any restrictive features, any bedrock and depth to the seasonal high water table. The members must also be able to figure out what landform the pit is on and texture the topsoil, subsoil and substratum by feeling it and they must also figure out the soil structure of the subsoil.
Participants must be familiar with the best management practices for sections such as Buildings with Basements, Sewage and Septic Treatment Systems, Driveways and Local Roads and Lawns, Gardens and Landscaping. By identifying all of these factors, the members will be able to figure out how the site can be best used for urban development and other urban uses.
The Urban team scored third overall in the contest.
The chapter sent out (L to R) Austin Frazier, Maddie Bartlett, Mason Gearheart, Mykiah Bowers, and Shiann Stewart.
Fredericktown FFA competes in local Forestry Contests
The Fredericktown FFA recently sent 13 members to the Knox County Forestry Competition and came out in fourth place and participated in the District Invitational Practice Contest to prepare for the State competition.
First students must have had a general understanding of timber cruising and put that to use as long as identifying the trees that were present. Throughout this practicum you have to identify the tree, properly use the DBH tape to measure the width of the tree as well as finding out how many 16-foot logs are in the tree and use this information and charts to see how much that tree is worth in the end.
As they will advance to the next level of competition not only will they be completing a timber cruise practicum but they will also be completing the other practicums for this year and test their knowledge in the areas of general forestry knowledge, wood products, complete a compass course, identification of 20-25 leaves and forestry equipment identification
Participating FFA members were:
(front) Landin Messner, Mykiah Bower, Lilleigh Scarbury, Trey Levering, Houston Decker, Allissya Dugan, Maddie Bartlett, and Jordyn Neighbarger.
(back) Austin Robinson, Lauren Neighbarger, Isaac Craig, Austin Frazier, Lane Dugan, Izzy Broerman, Shiann Stewart.
The Fredericktown FFA Advisor is Debra Burden.
