(PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
CONTEST PARTICIPANTS … All FFA members who competed in the Fulton County Soil Judging.
On Thursday, September 12th, the Evergreen FFA had 59 members attend the Fulton County Soils Judging Contest. The contest was located in the northeast portion of Fulton County There were 41 members who competed in the Urban Soils Contest and 18 members who competed in the Rural Soils Contest.
At the competition, members determine different soil properties such as, soil texture, landform, and soil drainage. Both Rural and Urban teams placed 1st in the county contest.
The top eight Evergreen students in both Rural and Urban judging will advance to the district contest on September 24th south of Napoleon.
Members who qualified for the district contest in rural division include; Braden Studenka, Luke Robertson,Taylor Johnson, Meegan Gleckler, Nate Emmons, Lexi Johnson, Austin Gillen, and Callie Wyse. The members who quali-fied for districts in the urban division include; Marlee Brubaker, Jackson Huffman, Sydney Bull, Alex Fritch, Avah Vaculik, Luke Woodring, Breyden Hoffman, and Leah Elliot.
SOILS CONTEST … (Left to right) Callie Wyse, Levi Emmons, Will Reets, and Max Mossing. Evergreen FFA members had to evaluate the layers of soil inside the pit.