By Sierra Priebe , OHS Torch reporter
On Wednesday, December 2, nine members of the FFA attended the Section 9 FFA Meats, Dairy Products, and Agronomy Career Development Events at Prairie Central to compete in three contests.
The nine members who went to the CDE’s were Brock Gottschalk, Josh Kindred, Bailey Hoerbert, Ellie Schmidgall, Laura Rankin, Genna VanWye, Ashley Miller, Lane Miller and Kelsey Slager. At the CDE’s they participated three contests, Meats Judging, Agronomy and Dairy Products.
The Meats Judging contest consisted of judging different slices and parts of an animal. The goal of Meats judging is to help students who want to go into the industry learn how to price their meat for the greatest profit. Olympia FFA members that participated in this event placed third overall.
During the Dairy Products part the students judge milk and various cheeses. The idea is to be able to evaluate the quality of the milk and organize cheeses by their characteristics. The team for this particular contest consists of four members, whose team is ranked by the sum of all the individuals scores.
Plants and plant’s seeds are judged during the Agronomy contest. One thing competitors are expected to do is analyze a given scenario and create a management plan for the crops. The OHS agronomy team finished 7th place.
Junior Ashley Miller said, “The CDE’s were a good experience for me because I see myself having a future in Agriculture.”
The Career Development Events promote teamwork, leadership, problem solving and critical thinking. Senior Genna VanWye said “I liked the team aspect of the contests”. CDE’s hope to encourage a future for FFA members a future in Agronomy, Meats or Dairy Products by giving them chances to be recognized for their skills.
The Olympia FFA members who attended the Career Development Events got to showcase their skills and knowledge over agriculture, while building their leadership and team working skills. 
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