Kansas State University achievements

2005 Judging teams

 

* For the 11th year in a row, the K-State Crops Team placed first overall in the Central Region Collegiate Crops Contest. The competition included three parts: identification, the ability to identify 200 different plants or seeds of crops or weeds; grain grading, the evaluation of eight samples of seven different grain crops according to Federal Grain Inspection Service standards; and seed analysis, determining whether or not seed samples contained impurities and identifying each contaminant. Eighteen students from four universities and community colleges participated in the contest. The K-State team is coached by Gerry L. Posler, professor of agronomy. October 2005

* The K-State Horse Judging Team took first place at the Middle Tennessee State University contest April 1. Eight K-State students competed in two teams. One student competed individually. Team A placed third in Halter, first in Performance, first in Reasons and first overall. Team B placed first in Halter, second in Performance, second in Reasons and third overall. Members of the K-State Horse Judging Team also placed individually. May 2005

* The K-State Crops Team won the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Crops Contest April 15 in Norfolk, Neb. The team has won this title six times in the last seven years. This year, the team placed first in plant and seed identification and agronomic calculations and second in laboratory practical and agronomic quiz. April 2005

2004 judging team

2003 judging team

2002 judging team

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