Monticello FFA Attends Area and State Competitions
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Photo courtesy of Miah Brokopp
From left to right: Garrett Grossen, Nick Blumer, Karl Schwoerer, Reece Rufer, Cierra Kruger, Kyle Walters, Peter Blumer and Tyler Disch.
On Friday, April 28th, qualifying Monticello FFA members earned the opportunity to travel to UW-Madison and compete in their respective career development event (CDE). CDEs are competitive contests offered to FFA members that serve as a way to evaluate their skills in various agricultural areas. FFA members compete in area contests in order to qualify for the state contest, held at UW-Madison, and Monticello members qualified at the UW-Platteville contest in late March. Reece Rufer, Tyler Disch, Garrett Grossen and Cierra Kruger competed in livestock judging while Kyle Walters, Karl Schwoerer, Peter Blumer and Nick Blumer competed in milk quality evaluation. The livestock judging team evaluated hogs, beef, and sheep on their ability to provide plentiful, quality meat products. The milk quality evaluation team judged various milk and cheese samples based on their taste and texture. Though neither of the teams qualified for the National FFA CDE by ranking first at the state level, we are proud to announce that Reece Rufer earned 10th place individually in livestock judging. Congratulations Reece!
Photo courtesy of Miah Brokopp
Front Row (L-R): Alexis Graber, Lindsey Pence, Miah Brokopp, Sarah Blumer. Back Row (L-R): Kyle Walters, Nick Busch, Karl Schwoerer.
On Thursday, May 4th, students from the Monticello FFA competed in the UW-Platteville Soils Judging Contest. We had two teams compete. Team A consisted of Miah Brokopp, Sarah Blumer, Alexis Graber and Lindsey Pence, and Team B consisted of Nick Busch, Karl Schwoerer and Kyle Walters. Both teams earned first and second place, respectively. We're also proud to announce that we had four members place in the top ten individually out of 91 total competitors. Those members are Miah Brokopp (first place), Sarah Blumer (fourth place), Nick Busch (fifth place), and Lindsey Pence (ninth place). This is a very promising start for the soils judging teams as they will be competing all summer in preparation for the State FFA Soils Judging Contest on July 11th, in Algoma, Wisconsin, at the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.
