Winners of the 2016 National FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event (CDE) were announced at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Mr. Dennis Rudat of Michigan Farm Bureau served as superintendent of the event.
The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the agricultural communications event are sponsored by the National FFA Foundation and the National FFA Organization.
The FFA students competing in our Northern Ag Network listening area had an outstanding year and we send our congrats to these top teams! Wyoming FFA students especially had a great year: three national championships, one reserve national championship and a third-place team finish. Other gold emblem teams and individuals, national agriscience fair competitors, one proficiency finalist and 35 American FFA Degree recipients!
Listed below are the top results for Montana, Wyoming, South and North Dakota.
The National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE is a competitive event that tests students' skills in all areas of the agricultural communications field and evaluates how well they can apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants attend a simulated news conference and use the information gathered to complete individual practicums in writing, electronic media and design. Prior to the event, students compile media plans related to innovative agricultural practices, management techniques and marketing tools. Each team then creates a 15-minute presentation based on their proposal. Members also compete in an editing exercise and a general communications quiz
Top Placing Teams:
5th Place– Montana Cassy Lafromboise, Trent Cox, and Josh Pepos, all of Cascade FFA
Top Placing Individuals:
3rd Place– Trey Waldrop of Miller FFA , SD,
9th Place– Trent Cox of Cascade FFA , MT
The National FFA Agricultural Sales CDE is a competitive event that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. The event includes actual sales presentations, a written exam, team sales situation. Each team competed at local and state levels for the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
Top Placing Teams
1st Place– North Dakota Samantha Bitz, Katelyn Jo Horner, Madison Feist, and Kourtney Bitz, all of Napoleon FFA
4th Place– Montana Saralyn Standley, Nathan Wildeboer, Megan Christensen, and Kyla Andres, all of Missoula FFA
Top Placing Individuals:
2nd Place– Nathan Wildeboer of Missoula FFA , MT
4th Place– Katelyn Jo Horner of Napoleon FFA , ND
6th Place– Kyla Andres of Missoula FFA , MT
The National FFA Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems CDE is a competitive event that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Activities included in the event are a written exam, a team event, demonstration of problem-solving skills, and hands-on performance activities. Areas of emphasis include environmental and natural resource systems, machinery and equipment systems, structural systems, energy systems and electrical systems. Each team in the event has comp
Top Placing Teams
7th Place– South Dakota Grant Burggraff, Levi Burggraff, Carter Warne, and Dylan Meyer, all of Tri-Valley FFA
10th Place– Montana Jon Andres, Grant Panion, Zachary Zimmerman, and Matthew Hoskinson, all of Missoula FFA
The National FFA Agronomy CDE is a competitive event that allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants' knowledge of agronomic sciences was tested through several levels of competition including developing solutions for problematic scenarios; identification of seeds, insects, soil and crops, and other management practices.
Top Placing Teams
7th Place– North Dakota Jewel Faul, Kody Faul, Levi Larson, and Lance Pellman, all of McClusky FFA
The National FFA Farm Business Management CDE is designed to test the ability of students to apply economic principles and concepts in analyzing farm and ranch business management decisions. Participants respond to questions concerning economic principles in farm business management as well as a problem-solving analysis section. Each team in the event has competed with other chapters in their state for the privilege of participating in the national event.
Top Placing Teams
5th Place– North Dakota Candace Nysted, Tyler Hoggarth, Chase Pederson, and Brad Hoppe, all of Carrington FFA
Top Placing Individuals
8th Place– Ty Paisley of Wheatland FFA , WY
10th Place– Candace Nysted of Carrington FFA , ND
The National FFA Food Science and Technology CDE is designed to test a student's basic knowledge of food science as well as the student's ability to apply this knowledge to practical situations. Each team participates in a timed team product development project, and each individual participates in practicums involving food sensory evaluation and food safety and sanitation as well as a written exam.
Top Placing Teams
7th Place– North Dakota Caleb Boehm, Tannis Anderson, Chris Blegen, and Morgan Adams, all of Richland 44 FFA
Top Placing Individuals
3rd Place– Tannis Anderson of Richland 44 FFA, ND
The National FFA Horse Evaluation CDE is a competitive event that tests students' ability to select and evaluate horses. Event components include eight selection classes consisting of four halter classes and four performance classes. Students also give four sets of oral reasons with two sets coming from each evaluation class. Teams also work together to complete practical activities and a team presentation. Each team competed at local and state levels for the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
Top Placing Teams
1st Place– Wyoming Addysen Rosner, Hannah Jankovsky, Danette Vliem, and Jean-Marie Hess, all of Cheyenne Frontier FFA
8th Place– Montana Averie Olson, Sarah Peterson, Livia Jackola, and Parker Cameron, all of Flathead FFA
Top Placing Individuals
6th Place– Danette Vliem of Cheyenne Frontier FFA , WY
The job interview CDE is a competitive event that tests student's ability to perform effectively throughout the entire job application process. The participants prepare a resume, cover letter and complete an online application. They also participate in phone, one-on-one and panel job interviews as part of the competition.
Top Placing Individuals
6th Place– Madison Bodine of Velva FFA , ND
The National FFA Livestock CDE is a competitive event that tests the student's ability to select and evaluate livestock. Event components include eight evaluation classes of beef, sheep, swine, and goats; oral placement reasons on four classes; and a written exam on livestock production. A team activity, utilizing reproductive and marketing information, demonstrates the teams¶livestock selection ability. Each team in the event competed at local and state levels for the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
Top Placing Teams
2nd Place– Wyoming Logan Despain, Tanner Wright, Kyle Despain, and Kirby Hales, all of Snowy Range FFA
8th Place– North Dakota Stetson Ellingson, Jameson Ellingson, Sierra Ellingson, and Allison Smith, all of Mandan FFA
Top Placing Individuals
3rd Place– Logan Despain of Snowy Range FFA, WY
4th Place– Cagney Effling of Highmore FFA , SD
5th Place– Stetson Ellingson of Mandan FFA , ND
7th Place– Kirby Hales of Snowy Range FFA, WY
The National FFA Marketing Plan CDE helps students practice and sharpen skills in marketing through the development and presentation of a marketing plan. The plan may focus on the introduction of a new agricultural product, supply or service or on improving marketing of an existing product, supply, or service. Each team competed against teams in their state for the privilege of participating in the national event.
Top Placing Teams
3rd Place– Wyoming McKenna Greenwald, Paige Miller, and Morea Shipley, all of Torrington-Lingle FFA
The National FFA Meats Technology and Evaluation CDE is a competitive event that tests students' skills and competencies in evaluating and identifying meat carcasses and products. Event components include a general knowledge exam; beef carcass evaluation; identification of wholesale and retail cuts of beef, lamb, and pork; quality and yield grading of beef carcasses; a team meat merchandising event; and solving of a meat formulation problem. Each team has competed on the local and state levels to earn the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
Top Placing Teams
1st Place– Wyoming Benjamin Campbell, Hunter Romsa, Sheridan Stewart, and Matthew Willadsen, all of Casper FFA
Top Placing Individuals
1st Place– Sheridan Stewart of Casper FFA , WY
4th Place– Benjamin Campbell of Casper FFA , WY
6th Place– Matthew Willadsen of Casper FFA , WY
The National FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE is a competitive event in which FFA members test their knowledge and skills in nursery practices and landscaping. Participants must complete a general knowledge exam testing horticultural principles including plant anatomy, production, marketing, turf, landscape design and maintenance. Each participant must also complete practicums involving a landscape estimating, plant propagation or potting, identification of plants, disorders and equipment. Each team competed on local and state levels to earn the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.
Top Placing Teams
7th Place– North Dakota Ben Saewert, Nicholas Mathias, Laura Biewer, and Tori Braaten, all of Kindred FFA
2016 Agriscience Fair Winners
The 2016 National FFA Agriscience Fair awards were presented onstage during the fifth general session at the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo.
Animal Systems • Division 1: Hadley Stiefvater, McCook Central FFA, South Dakota
