Tuscola takes all in FFA event
Tuscola High School students dominated Future Farmers of America’s Land Judging competition this year.
The competition tests students’ ability to identify different types of soil and, based on the soil’s position in the landscape, develop recommendations for various uses.
In addition to Tuscola, 12 teams from nine schools participated, including students from Swain and Macon counties. The test site, which was not disclosed prior to the competition, was the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Science’s Mountain Research Station in Waynesville.
Tuscola’s Senior team ranked first place, as did its Junior team, and all three ‘High Individual” honors were claimed by Tuscola students. Madison Turner was named Senior High Individual and Josie Presnell and Justin Bumgarner tied for the title of Junior High Individual.
The competition is sponsored each year by Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District with assistance from Tuscola FFA advisors John Best and Beth Ross.
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