Heartland FFA Participates in District Land Judging
On October 4, the Heartland FFA Chapter traveled to Glenvil, Nebraska, to participate in District Land Judging.
Upon arrival, students were given the materials needed to participate in the land judging competition. These materials included a clipboard as well as a score sheet, practice/reference sheet, and a capability chart. The score sheet sheet and the practice sheet contain information such as permeability, slope, land classes, and much more. As members judge each hole, they fill out the score sheet with answers. The practice sheet allows members to write down notes they may need that can help them on completing their judging card. The capability chart allows members to determine the land capability class using the information from students’ score sheets.
There were 433 members, equaling 24 teams across the district who competed. Congratulations to the Heartland FFA members for placing 4th as a team! This allows the top four highest scores from Heartland to participate in the State Land Judging contest. These members include David Hiebner (placed 9th), Jace Friesen (placed 16th), Zach Miller (placed 22nd), and Cash Parish (placed 32nd). The State Land Judging competition will be held October 25 in Ord.
After land judging, the Heartland FFA Chapter had the opportunity to tour the USDA Meat Research Center, in Clay Center. This research center gave members the opportunity to learn not only about what they do, but why it is important. This research center houses animals to run safe tests and experiments to help better recognize what is going to help improve the local livestock producers. After an introduction, the members traveled around the facility to see where the animals are housed and learned more about the technology involved with the experiments. The Heartland FFA members thanked the USDA for allowing them to tour.
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