George Skidmore (left) and Tim Rank (right) from Darke SWCD evaluate the soil pit for the 2015 contest at Jim and Linda Rismiller’s Farm northeast of Versailles. |
FFA students analyze a soil pit during the 2015 land judging contest held in Wayne Township at Jim and Linda Rismiller’s farm. |
Each test challenges the students to not only identify soil types, but also consider other soil characteristics when making recommendations for use of that area. The contest consisted of four stations, three soil pits and a written test. The students had 15 minutes to finish the test at each station. Upon completion of the contest, students were asked to hand in their answer keys before Darke SWCD staff would go over the answers and reasoning at each station.
This year Versailles Team #1 finished with the highest team score on the rural test, followed by Versailles Team #2 and Mississinawa Valley. The highest individual score was Dean Heitkamp from Versailles FFA. All participants and advisors from the top three teams will be invited and recognized at the 60th Annual Meeting and Banquet on Monday, November 23, 2015.
“Darke SWCD would like to thank the Rismiller’s for graciously hosting this year’s competition, George Skidmore and Tim Rank for their evaluation of the soil pits, Jeff Miller and Darke County Ditch Maintenance for digging the pits and all the schools for participating in the event. The participation and enthusiasm from the students and teachers is what makes this competition great,” said Jared Coppess, District Administrator for Darke SWCD.
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