FFA’ers Thrive
The delegation of left to right, Matt Johnson,
Brothers Valley FFA; Greg Bomgardner, Annvllle
Cleona FFA; and Paula Hunter, Oley Valley FFA
will travel to the Eastern States Exposition for
regional livestock judging competition this fall.
The group placed sixth, fifth, and fourth respec
tively In the livestock judging contest at Penn
Donald Ferster, Line Mountain FFA; and Kimber
Groff, Miffllnburg FFA will represent Pennsylva
nia In the regional ag mechanics contest at the
Eastern States Exposition In Springfield, Mass.
Horning placed sixth, Ferster placed fifth, and
Groff was the fourth place finisher in last week’s
state contest.
The final delegation of livestock judges will
represent Pennsylvania at the Keystone Live
stock Exposition In Harrisburg. The team will be
made up of 13th place finisher Steve Ross, West
Greene FFA; 12th place judge Richard Burke,
Lenape AVTS FFA; and 11th place Christopher
Rice, Mlffllnburg FFA.
David Woodring, far left, representing the
many sponsors of the nursery landscape con
test, congratulates the top place winners. First
place went to Kristin Kullsh, second place to
David Huber, both of Bucks County FFA. Jamie
Skean, Western FFA, earned third place gold
honors.
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national convention, and therefore was no lon
ger eligible for the top prize, Jason Long, of Cur
wensville FFA, not pictured, competed and won
the meats judging contest. The next three place
winners, left to right, were fourth place, Todd
Rabenold, Kutztown FFA; third place Philip
High, Manor FFA; and second place Stephanie
Garrett, Manor FFA. They will go on to the
national meat judging contest In Kansas City.
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dent of agrlflnance for Hamilton Bank, congratu
lates Pennsylvania’s regional farm management
team. By placing fourth, fifth, and sixth, respec
tively, left to right, Keith Zimmerman, Cloister
FFA, Anthony Lehman, James Buchanan FFA;
and Deanna Kuhns, Mifflinburg FFA earned the
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Left to right, Kyle Bolton, of Red Lion High
School, finished third in the aquatic resources
contest and earned a silver award and Terry
Louth of Pequea Valley High School placed sec
ond in the contest and earned a gold award. Not
pictured is first place finisher Greg Forsythe of
United FFA. Forsythe will travel with the Penn
sylvania delegation to the National FFA Conven
tion in Kansas City.
judging team to the Eastern States Exposition in
Springfield, Mass. Members of that team will
include sixth place, Dawn Patterson, Cowan
esque FFA; fifth place, James Findley, Penn
Manor FFA; and fourth place, dairy foods judge
Craig Hostetter, Penn Manor FFA.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 29, 1991-A2l
, and fourth place forestry
judges will go on to compete at the Eastern
States Exposition. They are, left to right, sixth
place Todd Grady and fifth place Caleb Wilson,
both of Brockway FFA, and fourth place Robbie
Wer iff Sr Vallr FF'
■nore than 70 entries in
the land judging contest, the top three place
finishers were awarded plaques and a trip to the
National FFA Convention. Left to right, Jason
Reifsnyder of Grassland FFA placed third, Betsy
Pownall of Solanco FFA placed second, and
Jason Christ of Mifflinburg FFA was the first
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Second place team honors in the chapter pro
cedure contest went to chapter members from
the H.G. Parkinson FFA Chapter. The team of,
first row left to right, Joseph Kahlbaugh, Robert
Forrester, Heather Moszynski, Scot Robertson;
second row, left to right, Robert Ullom, Paul
Campbell, Joe Avolia, and Edward Ammon is
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hand to congratulate the top poultry judges who
will go on to national competition In Kansas City.
Third place In the poultry judging contest went
to Charles Garrett, second place Charles Swan
son, and first place Randy Kreider. All of the top
poultry judges were from the Manor FFA
Chapter.
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