The Aggies know agronomy. They proved their academic know-how Saturday in the crops lab and classrooms and won the first collegiate crops contest held at Curtis.
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CURTIS, Neb. – The Aggies know agronomy. They proved their academic know-how Saturday in the crops lab and classrooms and won the first collegiate crops contest held at Curtis.
Agronomy students from 10 Midwestern colleges gathered at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis for the inaugural collegiate crops judging contest hosted by NCTA Agronomy.
Teams from four 2-year schools which included hosts NCTA and teams from six 4-year colleges spent four hours identifying plants, taking a written exam, comparing weeds to valued crop plants, and calculating math problems for
field uses.
A foursome of NCTA sophomores won the 2-year division with John Paul Kain, McCook, first-place individual; Maggie Brunmeier, Bayard, second place; Vincent Jones, Kirwin, Kansas, third place; and Brent Thomas, Alliance.
Other Aggie team members competing but not eligible for awards included: Will Kusant, Comstock; Dalon Koubek, North Platte; Lee Jespersen, Hemingford; and Nate Montanez,
Grand Island.
Iowa State University captured the top team among 4-year schools. Individual students competed in four categories, with 60 minutes for completing each section.