By: Carmen Lendt, FFA Reporter
Sleepy Eye FFA members competed in the Region VI FFA Floriculture and Nursery Landscape Contests virtually from Sleepy Eye Public School on March 24th and 25th. Both teams will be advancing to the State Competition.
The Floriculture team placed 1st overall out of 11 teams. The team members included: Morgan Hoffmann, Emma Braulick, Brooke Arneson and McKenna Dockter. The components of the Floriculture CDE are Identification of Cut Flowers, Potted Greenhouse Crops, Annual Flowers, and Tools as well as a Knowledge Test, a Problem Solving Activity, and Corsage Practicum. Everyone on the team placed in the Top Ten individually. Morgan placed 2nd, Emma was 3rd, Brooke was 4th, and McKenna placed 9th.
Sleepy Eye FFA Team members for Nursery Landscape included: Kyle Capacia, Leisha Martinez, Marcus Martinez, and Austin Uecker. The CDE consists of Identification of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs, Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, Weeds, Equipment, and Pests as well as a Knowledge Test and Problem Solving. There are also two practicums each year. This year’s practicums were calculating volume and area for different plots and estimating materials for a given landscape plan. Kyle was the highest scorer on the team.