On Friday, August 22, four Byron-Bergen FFA members competed in the FFA Poultry Evaluation contest at the NY State Fair. The team consisted of Grant Kuipers, Ruth Kuipers, Taylor Lundfelt, and Brook Pagels. The competition included judging a class of hens, chicken cut identification, judging egg and shell quality, judging quality of prepared products and a knowledge test.
The team members also swept the top four individual slots with Grant Kuipers in fourth, Brook Pagels in third, Ruth Kuipers in second, and Taylor Lundfelt in first place. The team won the Poultry Evaluation contest and will be representing New York at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis during the last week of October.
The next day, Grant Kuipers and Trevor O’Brien competed in the NY State FFA junior diesel troubleshooting contest as well as the junior small engine troubleshooting contest. The team took first place in the junior diesel contest with Trevor O’Brien taking second place and Grant Kuipers taking first. In small engine troubleshooting, Grant took third place individually and Trevor took fifth place. The team took home second place. Emma McJury competed in the senior horse judging competition.
Provided information and photo
