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Photo cutline: The Keytesville FFA Agronomy team places first at the Missouri FFA Agronomy Contest during the 81st Missouri FFA Convention, Columbia, Mo., April 16-17. Pictured here are team members (from left) Kylen Byrd, Megan Schupback, Tyler Linneman and Lydia Manson. CDEAgron-1st-Keytesville-1604-caption
Photo available at: http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/moffaconv/CDE/pics/IMG_1604.JPG
Keytesville FFA Agronomy Team Wins State Contest
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 17, 2009 – The Keytesville agronomy team won the Agronomy Career Development Event at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention. There were 58 teams in the competition.
The team members are Kylen Byrd, Tyler Linneman, Lydia Manson and Megan Schupback. Individually, Manson ranked fourth, Linneman ranked eighth, Schupback ranked ninth and Byrd ranked 24th out of 224 competitors. Keytesville advisor is David Cook.
Individuals in this contest evaluate crop production and factors that influence the quality of seed and forage crops.
Sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, this contest is one way FFA prepares student members for career success. Career development events engage student learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.
The Missouri FFA has 24,410 members representing 317 chapters. The national organization has more than 507,000 members representing 7,439 local chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
The FFA Mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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