MMCRU FFA Chapter Received Silver Rating

MMCRU FFA Chapter competed in the annual Iowa FFA Livestock Career Development Event held at Iowa State University on August 28, 2021. Members of the MMCRU FFA team included: Mason Peters, Regan Peters, Matthew Kollbaum, and Makenzie Meyer. Their agriculture education instructors and FFA advisors are Mrs. Sam Schroeder with the help from the team’s parents as well as David Wiedauer and Daniel Ahlers. The MMCRU FFA Team received a Silver Rating and placed 8th in the state for reason classes. The FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event provides an opportunity for FFA members to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Livestock Evaluation. Activities included: placing breeding and market classes of beef, swine, sheep and goats; keep/cull and oral reasons classes; and a general knowledge test. There were 146 members participating from 44 chapters. The Iowa FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event was made possible with support from the Iowa State University Block and Bridle Club through the Iowa FFA Foundation. The Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event was coordinated and conducted by Chris Cassady and other faculty and staff with the Animal Science Department at Iowa State University.