Lind-Ritzville FFA teams head to nationals

The Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter had three teams qualify to compete at the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, this year. After finishing first in state in their respective contests, the students are currently in Kentucky preparing and beginning the national contests.

The chapter has a long-standing history of being competitive in the Agronomy contest, with teams traveling from the local area for eight years to compete in nationals. This year, the team is hoping to earn their first national championship in Agronomy.

The Marketing Plan team also has qualified for the second consecutive year to compete at the national level.

The final team making a trip to Kentucky is the Meats Evaluation team.

The students traveling to the National Convention to compete are Taylor Kulm, Madison Harder, Hallie Jo Galbreath, Tyler O’Brien, Ryan Frederick, Matt Leffel, Cort Ruzicka, Kate Schell, Dinah Gadberry, Brian Campbell and BJ White.

The students are currently under the instruction of advisior Andy Williams.

The Journal will run an article with the results from the three team’s in next week’s edition.