FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event

The MMCRU FFA Chapter placed 4th as a Team in the annual Iowa FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event held at Kirkwood Community College on June 8, 2021. Members of the team included: Rachael Beelner, Kaden Neddermeyer, and Brynn Jones. FFA teams from 15 chapters including 51 individuals participated in this year’s Career Development Event designed to provide students an opportunity to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Nursery/Landscape. The event consisted of a general knowledge exam, a landscape estimation practicum, identification of nursery materials (plants, disorders, equipment and supplies), equipment operations practicums, and a team skills challenge.The Iowa FFA Nursery Landscape Career Development Event was coordinated and conducted by Shawna Moss and the faculty and staff at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Kirkwood Community College also provided a lunch to all participants. The Iowa FFA Nursery Landscape Career Development Event was made possible with support from Irvin Meier and the Wapello FFA Chapter through the Iowa FFA Foundation. Listed below are the top teams and individuals in the various parts of the career development event.