Ag students compete in FFA state range event
High school agriculture students from across eastern Colorado competed in the FFA State Range Judging and Plant Identification event Oct. 14 at the Lamar Community Building. The event was hosted by the Lamar and Stratton FFA chapters.
The event involved 230 agriculture students representing 30 FFA chapters in eastern Colorado. The advanced team results were Flagler, first-place gold; Lone Star, gold; Stratton, silver; Branson, silver; High Plains, bronze; and Rye, bronze. Beginning team winners were Flagler, gold; Holyoke, silver; and Lone Star, bronze.
Jenna Schier, Flagler FFA, and Sydnie Berry, Flagler FFA, were recognized as the first- and second-place individuals, respectively, for combined site judging and plant identification. Berry had the high score in plant identification.
