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  • Big Muddy FFA District Floriculture And Sales Career Development Events

    Reporter Addison Idler, For the Courier|Jan 1, 2025

    In early November, our chapter traveled to Sidney for the Floriculture and Sales Career Development Events (CDEs). We brought six junior varsity floriculture members, our varsity floriculture team, and our varsity sales team. This was the first time both contests ran simultaneously, resulting in an all-day event. The floriculture team competed in various activities, including plant and tool identification, a written exam on plant disorders, transplanting, Christmas basket arrangements, and a...

  • John Deere Ag Expo In Bozeman

    Reporter Addison Idler, For the Courier|Jan 1, 2025

    The Hinsdale FFA Chapter sent four students to the John Deere Ag Expo in Bozeman which was a four-day competition. Our participants competed in several events, including Mechanics, Floriculture, Livestock Judging, and Sales. Kade Strommen led our chapter with an impressive performance in mechanics, achieving the best showing we have had in decades by placing 14th out of 290 participants. Coy Bowman finished in 19th place, and Strommen also earned 25th place in Livestock Judging out of 295...

  • Hinsdale FFA Banquet

    Reporter Addison Idler, For the Courier|May 15, 2024

    The Hinsdale FFA held its 90th banquet on May 6. All 22 FFA members attended and contributed shop projects to the silent auction. There were wooden planters, welded horseshoe projects, and donated baskets from local businesses. We enjoyed an excellent meal, which the parents and younger members served, and afterward, we handed out awards to all FFA teams. Our freshman Greenhand winner Brynlie Boreson boldly presented the FFA Creed. The State Farmer degrees went to Zora Holt and Andrew Boucher,...