(PHOTO PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
SOIL TEAM … Members who competed in the soils judging contest. (left to right) Callie Wyse, Riley Studenka, Alex Paulson, Sydney Bull, Jaylin Prayter, Taylor Johnson, Meegan Gleckler, Jackson Huffman, Austin Gillen, and Ryan Hassen.
On Thursday, September 26th, Evergreen FFA had 11 members compete at the District 1 Soil Judging Contest located south of Napoleon, Ohio.
There were five members in the Rural and five in the Urban Judging Contest. At the contest, members are to determine different soil properties including; texture, landform, and drainage.
The Rural Team consisted of: Austin Gillen, Meegan Gleckler, Ryan Hassen, Taylor Johnson, and Callie Wyse. The Urban Team consisted of: Sydney Bull, Jackson Huffman, Alex Paulson, Jaylin Prayter, and Riley Studenka.
The Rural team placed eleventh and the Urban team placed seventh in the district which includes seven different counties.
FFA member Callie Wyse placed sixth as an individual in the Rural Contest. The Urban Team will be competing at the state competition later this week.