Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA State judging - Daily Advocate & Early Bird News

Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA State judging - Daily Advocate & Early Bird News

UNION CITY — The Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA Chapter participated in the Ohio Spring Skills competition. It was held in Columbus on Saturday, March 22. The high school general livestock team placed 48th in the state, and the junior high team placed 10th. The high school team consisted of Rylie Alexander, Emma Brock, Ava Hummel, and Gretchen Rodeheffer. The middle school team members were Makayla Grow, Aubrey Lang, Ella Livingston, Addysan Pres…

Ohio State ATI Livestock Judging Team has a successful season

By Izabelle Bowman, Ohio State ATI graduate The Ohio State ATI Livestock Judging Team recently completed a successful 2024-25 judging season, bringing home more than 50 awards from competitions nationwide. The team’s top accomplishments include the Champion Junior College Team Overall from The “Darby” Memorial Contest in Calhoun, GA, and the Reserve Champion Team Overall at the Prof. Lidvall Memorial Contest in Tennessee. In addition to the team…

Cattlemen Youth Awarded for a Successful 2024-25 BEST Season

MARYSVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s (OCA) Beef Exhibitor Show Total (BEST) program wrapped up the 2024-2025 BEST season on May 3 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus at an awards banquet attended by over 700 participants and their families. Over 350 BEST exhibitors were awarded for their show success, cattle industry knowledge, photography skills, community service efforts and more. This year’s BEST program featured nine weekend…

OCA concludes 2024-2025 BEST program with awards

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) has announced the conclusion of the 2024-2025 Beef Exhibitor Show Total (BEST) program, with award recipients hailing from Knox and Licking counties.According to the OCA, the 2024–2025 BEST season concluded on May 3 with an awards banquet that honored over 350 youth for their achievements in showing, industry knowledge, and more. Over 700 participants exhibited 1,000 cattle across nine weekends of shows. Sp…