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FFA students receive Garst  scholarships

SLATER, Iowa — Garst Seed Company recently awarded 26 $1,000 scholarships to FFA students from across the country, including Kentucky, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio.

Among this year’s recipients are future crop scientists, seed sales managers, farm broadcasters, marketing specialists and U.S. farmers. Garst committed $75,000 to the FFA Collegiate Scholarship Program in 2005 as part of its 75th anniversary celebration and pledged to award 75 $1,000 scholarships over a three-year period.

“This is truly an investment in not just the students’ futures, but in Garst’s future as a leading provider of cutting-edge crop technology and services,” said Lori Thomas, communications manager for Garst. “We’re thrilled to help these students begin their careers in agriculture, and know we’ll see a return on our investment in the years to come.”

The following Midwest high school and college students were awarded a $1,000 FFA scholarship from Garst: Loyd Britt, Glasgow, Ky.; Christopher Dean, Linn Grove, Iowa; Sarah Kinder, Greenfield, Ind.; Katie King, Rockford, Ohio; and Torie Schwartz, Rossville, Ind.

Ft. Recovery FFA competes in state contests

Ft. Recovery, Ohio — The Ft. Recovery FFA Chapter recently competed in several career development events at the Ohio State FFA Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

The Farm Business Management Team competed at the state competition and received 23rd place. Team members included Tiffany Fields, Tyler Huelskamp, and Amanda Muhlenkamp. The test judged the students on general knowledge and skills learned in the production agriculture curriculum in solving typical farm management problems.

The Ft. Recovery Agricultural Engineering Team placed 2nd out of 60 teams in the state contest. To participate in this contest, the Agricultural Engineering Team had to complete an extensive exam on welding, mechanics, hydraulics, construction, electricity, mechanical power, concrete and environmental safety. The Agricultural Engineering Team members were Dan Brackman, Kyle Brockman, Chris Dues, Kevin Fullenkamp, Chris Gehret, Greg Lennartz, Eric Lochtefeld, Kyle Nietfeld, Dave Osterholt, Adam Pottkotter, Bruce Schoen, Justin Schoenlein, Jeremy Siegrist, Ben Tobe, and Tom Will. Siegrist placed second individually out of 223 individuals. The Agricultural Engineering team will advance to the Eastern Region FFA Contest in Springfield, Massachusetts this fall.
Also, the Ft. Recovery FFA Grain Merchandising Team recently competed in the State Grain Merchandising contest in Columbus, Ohio. The team, consisting of David Fortkamp, Craig Sutter, and Scott Will placed 16th in the state.


La-Co hosts cow-pig decorating contest

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — LA-CO invites everyone, including cows and pigs, to celebrate what it means to be American with the July 4 Decorating contest.

Youths age 18 and under are invited to participate in the contest by decorating their favorite cow or pig with a patriotic theme, using LA-CO All-Weather livestock markers. Then, simply submit a photo of the results by September 15 for a chance to win the following; grand prize is $1,000, second prize wins a Nintendo Wii while third place wins a 4 gig iPod.

Entrants may use props such as hats, clothing, flags or balloons, but to be eligible, the animals must be decorated using the All-Weather Paintstik, Twist-Stik, Stock Shot or Quik Shot livestock markers. The judging will be based on the most original use of All-Weather marking products on the animals. Both a cow and pig will win the grand prize, and all winners will be selected based on creative approach. Safe, effective and available in a variety of colors, the All-Weather livestock markers have been a  component in hog, beef and dairy farming since 1964.  The nontoxic markers use real paint for identification in all types of weather and are ideal for sorting, grading, culling, inoculation identification and heat detection.

Photos can be sent via e-mail to allweather@laco.com or regular mail to All-Weather, Attention T. Rynberg, LA-CO Industries, 1201 Pratt Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-5746.  Please include name, address, phone number and age of entrant. Entries must be received by September 15, 2007. Visit www.laco.com for details.

This farm news was published in the July 4, 2007 issue of Farm World, serving Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.
7/5/2007