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Buffalo FFA Dairy Cattle Team Wins First Place at State
COLUMBIA , Mo. , April 17, 2009 - The Buffalo FFA Chapter won first place in the Dairy Cattle Career Development Event at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention. There were 59 teams in the competition.
The winning team members are Seth Autry, Nathan Brown, Katie Gronniger and Brandon Jackson. Brown ranked third, Gronniger ranked sixth, Jackson placed fourth and Autry ranked 24th out of 221 individuals. Buffalo FFA advisors are Cody Phillips and Terry Halleran.
Individuals in this event are scored based on how well they apply dairy cattle evaluation skills learned in the classroom. Each team evaluates six classes of four dairy cattle and presents oral reasons on their evaluations.
Sponsored by University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, this contest is one way the 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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