Warsaw FFA recently competed in the Indiana 4-H/FFA Area 10 Career Development Events (CDEs) for the FFA Crops Judging CDE, FFA Forestry Judging CDE, and FFA Entomology Judging CDE.
Students that participated in the Forestry Judging CDE had to identify tree leaves, tree seeds, wood specimens, along with common tree insects and diseases. They also had to take a forestry industry quiz.
Warsaw FFA earned a second-place FFA team in Area 10 in the Senior FFA Division. Individually, Makayla Riley placed fifth, Jadrien Burge placed sixth, Rylan Cooper placed seventh and Kacen Butler placed 27th. Khloe Hinojosa competed as an individual FFA Senior and placed 33rd.
This placing qualifies the team for the state contest on Dec. 9 at Purdue University.
In the Forestry Junior division, Warsaw FFA team placed third overall with individual placings of Kade Lackey fourth, Amy Joy 15th and Natalie Hohman 19th. Kade Lackey earned a ranking that made him eligible to compete as an individual in the state contest on Dec. 9 at Purdue University.
Students that participated in the Entomology Judging CDE had to identify insects and their classification orders, along with an entomology industry quiz. Warsaw FFA earned a third-place FFA team in Area 10 in the Senior FFA Division. Individually, Kendall Gibson placed fifth, Cale Wise placed seventh, Gentry Hall placed 11th and Payten Irvine placed 18th.
This placing qualifies the team for the State contest on Dec. 9 at Purdue University. Sadie Reed earned an eighth-place Individual in Junior Division Entomology contest.
Students that participated in the Crops Judging CDE had to identify seeds and plants from crops and weeds, identify plant diseases and insects, identify common agronomic equipment, take an agronomic industry quiz and grade samples of grain. Warsaw FFA earned a 15th place FFA team ranking in Area 10 in the Senior FFA Division.
Individually AJ Truex placed 32nd, Jaren Arnett placed 49th, Bailey Goon placed 54th and Gretchen Robinson placed 55th.