By Katelyn Capacia, FFA Reporter
The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter held its annual Crops Show/Greenhand Night Program virtually on Tuesday, November 17th. It was a chance for us to highlight the fall events, the greenhands, and announce the winners of the 2020 FFA Crops Show.
100 FFA members exhibited a total of 430 samples of corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, and miscellaneous crops at the 2020 Sleepy Eye FFA Crop Show. This included 37 JH members exhibiting 111 samples and 63 HS members with 319 samples.
The purpose of the crop show is to exhibit a sample of a crop that will be judged on appearance: uniform color and size as well as having no defects or unwanted debris. Making a crop sample for the show involves a lot of patience and attention to detail. The longer amount of time you spend preparing a crop sample, the more success you will have in the end. After the crop show, the crops are stored until the county and state fairs the following summer.
The 2020 FFA Crop Show was a huge success, and would not have been possible without the involvement of the community! Thank you to everyone who contributed including donating crops and judging the crops.
The Jr. High 2020 champions for each of the crop divisions included the following:
Soybeans Champion: Damazion Porter
Wheat Champion: Nora Coulson
Oats Champion: Caleb Suess
The Sr. High 2020 champions for each of the crops divisions included the following:
Soybeans Champion: Abigail Hornsby
Wheat Champion: Corey Freestone
Oats Champion: Morgan Hoffmann
Combined 7th – 12th Grade Champions:
Miscellaneous Champion: Adam Johnson
Ear Corn Champion: Jacob Schultz
Shelled Corn Champion: Jacob Schultz
TOP TEN OVERALL JR. HIGH EXHIBITORS:
Jr. High Crop Show Champion – Jasmine Petermann
Reserve Champion for Jr. High – Samantha Price
3rd Place – Damazian Porter
4th Place – Caleb Suess
5th Place – Carter Lazatin
6th Place – Bryson Dolly
7th Place – Destiney Dittbenner
8th Place – Ari Krizmarzick
9th Place – Taylor Berkner
10th Place – Jacob Mellen
TOP TEN OVERALL SR. HIGH EXHIBITORS:
Sr. High Crops Champion – Jacob Schultz
Reserve Champion for Sr. High – Adam Johnson
3rd Place – Morgan Hoffmann
4th Place – Isaac Lendt
5th Place – Jon Petermann
6th Place – Abigail Hornsby
7th Place – Carmen Lendt
8th Place – Riana Hernandez
9th Place – Carter Swensted
10th Place – Corey Freestone
Congratulations to all 100 FFA Crop Show exhibitors and good luck at the County and State Fairs!
Caption 1: Jacob
Jacob Schultz, 11th Grader at Sleepy Eye Public, is the 2020 High School FFA Crop Show Champion.
Caption 2: Adam
Adam Johnson, 10th Grader at Sleepy Eye Public, is the High School FFA Crop Show Reserve Champion.
Caption 3: Jasmine
Jasmine Petermann, 7th Grader at St. Mary’s, is the 2020 Jr. High FFA Crop Show Champion.
Caption 4: Sam
Samantha Price, 7th Grader at Sleepy Eye Public, is the Jr. High FFA Crop Show Reserve Champion.
