Carthage FFA Nursery/Landscaping team wins state competition

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COLUMBIA, Mo., April 17, 2026 – The Carthage FFA Chapter won the nursery/landscaping career development event at the 98th Missouri FFA Convention. There were 48 teams in the competition.

The team members are Emma Bourgeous, Allie Wagner, Jalynn Hoover and Sarah Wilson. Bourgeous placed 1st, Wagner placed 3rd, Hoover placed 12th and Wilson placed 29th out of 182 participants. The Carthage FFA advisor Brandon Duff.

Individuals in this event are scored on their knowledge of production, marketing, utilization and culture of landscape plants. Students apply the information they learn in their horticulture and landscape design classes.

Sponsored by Past State Officers, this CDE is one way the FFA prepares student members for career success. CDEs engage student learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.

The Missouri FFA has 27,000 members representing 369 chapters. The national organization has more than 1,042,245 members representing 9,407 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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