By Nolan Rapp, Agronomy Club President The soils team competed September 17 to the 21st at Northwest Missouri State University. We drove all over Atchison, Holt, and Nodaway counties on practice soil pits and for the real contest pits. Our overall placing as a team was 6th place. We were 2 points as a team behind 5th place and 10 points behind 4 th place. In the ASA … [Read more...] about Soils Team Earns 3rd Place Award in Group Pit Judging
Senior Durrell Dixon and junior Daniel Potter recently took to the arena at the NEO Colt Show to represent the Missouri State Darr School of Agriculture Ranch Horse Team. Each competitor showed off their skills in conformation, reining, ranch pleasure and trail classes. This competition further challenged the students, who had to compete on younger horses still in training … [Read more...] about Dixon and Potter Place at NEO Horse Show
The National Agriculture Honor Society of Delta Tau Alpha traveled to Warrensburg, Mo for the National DTA Convention in April and came back as 2nd place quiz bowl champions and with the new National DTA President, Casteel Kirk, in tow. Kirk was first nominated for the position by the Missouri State DTA chapter. At the National Convention following an application and … [Read more...] about School of Agriculture Honor Society places 2nd in National Quiz Bowl; Elected as National President.
Two agricultural communications students were recognized as Citizen Scholars at the December 2011 Board of Governors meeting. Alison Bos of Billings and Samantha Warner of Archie were among the six Citizen Scholars honored for the 2011-12 year. Nominated by two of our faculty members, Alison and Samantha were recognized for their dedication to the public affairs mission of the … [Read more...] about Two agriculture students receive Citizen Scholar Award