(PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
SOILS CDE TEAM … Carson Crossgrove, Evan Siegel, Ayden Bennett, Brayden Talbott, Coleton Ebersole, Jacob Stewart, Levi Cox, and Alex Cox participate in the District 1 Soils CDE. The team placed 14th.
SHOWMANSHIP SWEEPSTAKES … Chapter members Myah Higgins (Goat Representative) and Lindee Lammon (Dairy Representative) take a picture with the rest of the 2024 Williams County Fair Livestock Showmanship Sweepstakes participants. Lindee Lammon is the 2024 Williams County Fair Showmanship Sweepstakes Champion.
GREENHAND CAMP … Coleton Ebersole, Seeley Easley, Alex Cox, Brayden Talbott, and Jacob Stewart with six of the Ohio FFA State Officer Team members at Greenhand Camp.
By: Zakkary Cammack
Millcreek-West Unity FFA Reporter
The Millcreek-West Unity FFA Chapter “hit the ground running” to start off the school year! September activities began with the Williams County Fair, kicking off on September 7th.
To begin the morning, Myah Higgins, Evan Siegel, Ashtyn Sanders, and Tina Dickinson exhibited their market goats. Myah was 1st Place Senior Showman and 1st place in Class 2 Market Goats. Evan was 2nd place in Class 4 Market Goats. Ashtyn was 2nd in Beginner Showmanship.
Tina placed 6th in Intermediate Showmanship and 1st in Class 1 Market Goats. The FFA Shop and Crop projects were judged at 10:30AM, and the chapter had 4 Best of Shows and many A projects!
Levi Cox was Best of Show in the Field Corn Division, Ashtyn Sanders was Best of Show in the Ag Studies Poster Division, Jordan Schaffner was Best of Show in the Small Welding Project Division, and Addi Smith was Best of Show in the Floral Design Division.
To round out the fair day, the 2024 Williams County Fair Queen and King crowning took place and 2024 graduate of the Millcreek-West Unity FFA Chapter, Ingrid Hoffman, was crowned as the 2024 Williams County Fair Queen!
On September 8th, twenty-five of our chapter members worked at the Williams County Dairy Association Stand where they served milkshakes.
The swine show was also held on Sunday, and our swine exhibitors had a successful day showing in showmanship and in market classes.
Ayden Bennett placed 5th in his market class, Rachel Dickinson placed 4th in her market class, and Jordan Schaffner placed 6th in his market class. Lindee Lammon exhibited the Grand Champion Pair of Market Hogs, Grand Champion Hampshire, and Reserve Division 5 Crossbred Market Hog.
On Monday, September 9th, our FFA Chapter helped the Williams County Beef Producers in the Beef Stand by waiting on customers and preparing food. We had 12 members help throughout the day.
The Beef Show also took place at 2:30PM, and we had 3 members exhibit their projects: Carson Crossgrove, Sophia Crossgrove, and Lindee Lammon. Lindee was 1st in class 27 Beef Feeder Calves. Sophia was 1st in class 30 Dairy Market Steers.
Carson was 2nd in class 31 Dairy Market Steers. Each member was in the final drive for grand and reserve champion in their respective categories.
Tuesday morning, September 10th, FFA member Lindee Lammon exhibited her dairy cow and heifer in the Dairy Show. She did an amazing job and was a first-year dairy exhibitor and was Reserve Champion Senior Showman, Champion Brown Swiss Female, Champion Heifer All Breeds, and Reserve Champion Dairy Overall!
Later that afternoon, we had six members exhibiting their rabbit projects: Libbie Baker, Eliza Higgins, Ashtyn Sanders, Conner Sanders, Addi Smith, and Brayden Talbott. Each exhibitor did a great job exhibiting their projects and Conner placed Champion Opposite with his New Zealand Buck.
Wednesday evening, September 11th, was the Showmanship Sweepstakes contest where all the Senior Showmanship Champions from each species have a “show off” to see who the “best of the best” is.
MWU FFA had two members participating: Myah Higgins as the Goat Representative and Lindee Lammon as the Dairy Representative. Both girls did an amazing job, and Lindee was named the 2024 Showmanship Sweepstakes Champion!
The Ag Soils team of Ayden Bennett, Alex Cox, Levi Cox, Carson Crossgrove, Coleton Ebersole, Evan Siegel, Jacob Stewart, and Brayden Talbott attended the D1 Soils CDE on September 26th. They judged 3 soil pits, completed a general knowledge test, and a soil survey. They placed 14th out of 22 teams.
From September 27th to the 29th, five of our first year FFA members: Alex Cox, Seeley Easley, Coleton Ebersole, Jacob Stewart, and Brayden Talbott, attended Greenhand Camp at FFA Camp Muskingum.
On the way to camp, they made a pit-stop at Cuyahoga National Park where they hiked trails and viewed a waterfall. Upon arriving at camp, they were immersed in leadership and team building sessions led by the Ohio FFA State Officer Team.
They met new friends from all over Ohio, and were able to explore outdoor recreation activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, shotgun, rifle, and archery, in addition to ping-pong, corn hole, and 9-square.
Looking ahead into October, the chapter plans to stay busy with Career Development Events, farm and business tours, and the National FFA Convention and Expo!
