EC FFA Competes in Area 1 Livestock Skillathon

Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 11:16 AM

By East Central FFA, news release

Ten East Central FFA members performed well at the skillathon.

(St. Leon, Ind.) - Ten East Central FFA members competed in the Area 1 Livestock Skillathon CDE on Wednesday, September 7 at South Ripley High School.

Members completed skill assessment in several areas including; breed, feed, livestock equipment, and retail meat cut identification. They also completed a general knowledge exam as well as a quality assurance assessment.

The top team for East Central placed 8th. This team consisted of Bradley Kolb, Kody Schilling and Lydia Kidd. The team of Zoey Eicher, Izzy Robben and Julie Rider placed 16th. The junior high team of Gus Loschiavo, Noah Lewis, Cambryn Botts and Ella Lostutter finished 3rd in the junior division.

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