PHOTOS PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
MILK QUALITY PRODUCTS TEAM … Trevin Crawford, Talon Nation, Jacob Schlatter, Drew Druschel, Gavin Cansky, Colt Reckner, and EJ Griewahn.
DAIRY CATTLE TEAM … Braxton Pennington, Bentley Lukaszek, Tyler Savage, Jayda Graham, Allison Earl, Abby Savage, Jordinn Heinemann, Emmy Hintz, Claire Bates, Aiden Riegsecker.
By: Melanie Wyse
DELTA FFA REPORTER
The Dairy Cattle CDE is an educational activity designed as a practical method of teaching students to select quality dairy cattle. Students were challenged with pedigree evaluation, sire
Selection, linear evaluation, a written test, placing classes and written class reasons. The district competition was held on October 9th at Sunnyville farms in Patrick Henry. The state competition will be held this coming spring.
The student placings’ are, Jayda Graham 65th, Jordinn Heinemann 69th, Claire Bates 86th, Aiden Riegsecker 88th, Abby Savage 89th, Allison Earl 135th, Emmy Hintz 146th, Tyler Savage 169th, Braxton Pennington 174th, and Bentley Lukaszek 192nd. Nice job guys and good luck to the state competitors!
The focus of the Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event is raw milk quality, federal milk marketing orders and attributes of selected milk products.
The four general areas that contribute to milk quality and consumer demand are: milk production, milk quality and safety, milk processing or manufacturing, and marketing of raw milk
The district competition was held on October 9th at the Patrick Henry High School but hosted by Defiance County. The state competition will be held this school year in the spring.
The student placings’ are Jacob Schlatter 10th, Gavin Cansky 21st, Talon Nation 23rd, Andrew Druschel 50th, Elwin Griewahn 53rd, Trevin Crawford 60th, and Colt Reckner 68th. Good job everyone and good luck!