River Ridge FFA Wins Agronomy CDE

Ten high school and three Jr. High members of the River Ridge FFA Chapter competed in the section Agronomy Career Development Event (CDE) on Nov. 2nd. The Wildcats came ready to roll as both the high school and Jr. High teams won their respective divisions. There were thirteen total schools in the high school division and five in the Jr. High division.

The Agronomy CDE requires students to perform a variety of tasks. Students must identify weeds, forty-one different crop seeds and over sixty types of agronomy equipment. In addition, students had to take a written test, and judge rings of both...