BOONE, Iowa—The Boone A&M FFA Ag Mechanics team recently competed in a statewide event for Agricultural Mechanics Career Development. Advisor Jim Fitzgerald report that the team performed very well.
The Boone A&M FFA Chapter was named the 6th place team in the state for the annual Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event held at Iowa State University in Ames on June 20, 2019. Members of the team, all students at Boone High School, included: Ian Anderson, Wyatt Carlson, Gage Morain, and Joe Zehr. Gage Morain was the 9th place top individual in the state.
FFA teams across the state participated in this year’s Career Development Event designed to provide the student an opportunity to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Agricultural Mechanics & Technology. Activities included demonstration of skills, problem solving, and knowledge application in agricultural machinery equipment, metals and welding, structures, environmental and natural resources, and electrical systems.
The Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics & Technology Career Development Event was made possible with support from Titan Machinery and Farm Credit Services of America through the Iowa FFA Foundation. The Agricultural Mechanics & Technology Career Development Event was hosted by the Iowa State University Ag 450 Farm and was coordinated and conducted by Mr. Trent Wells, Dr. Mark Hainline, and the Agricultural Education & Studies Department at Iowa State University in Ames.
Pictured L to R: Joe Zehr, Gage Morain, Ian Anderson, and Wyatt Carlson
(contributed press release, Boone A&M FFA Chapter)
