Green Ridge FFA soils team wins state competition

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COLUMBIA, Mo., April 23, 2025 – The Green Ridge FFA Chapter won the soils career development event at the 97th Missouri FFA Convention. There were 48 teams in the competition.

The team members are Kate Berry, Brayden Wells, Miley Hayes, Josiah Donaldson. Berry placed 2nd, Wells placed 4th, Hayes placed 26th and Donaldson placed 31st out of 189 participants. The Green Ridge FFA advisor is Laura Cooley.

The soils teams evaluate and analyze soil for characteristics critical to production capabilities.

Sponsored by the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board, this CDE is one way FFA prepares student members for career success. CDEs engage students in the learning process and make a real connection to lifetime goals.

The Missouri FFA has 26,900 members representing 365 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,027,273 members representing 9,235 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

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