Milbank FFA Teams Take Firsts at CDE Contests 

Milbank FFA members competed in CDE contests at Tri-Valley on March 17 and Northwestern on March 18. At Tri-Valley, the Ag Mechanics team composed of Isaak Weston, Cody Wiik, Sebastian Vogel, Sam Shelstad, and Lane Johnson brought home first place. The same team took third at Northwestern. Also at Northwestern, the Livestock team composed of Kalli Grong, Kenzie Kooima, and Jacon Erickson earned first place. The Natural Resources team made up of Carter Gloe, Megan Wiese, Ashlynn Lamp, Alayna Gloe, Hunter Hawley, and Veronica Fonder took second place.

Results for Milbank at Tri-Valley:
Ag Mechanics – First Place (Isaak Weston 6th, Cody Wiik 7th, Sebastion Vogel 10th, Sam Shelstad 44th, Lane Johnson – 133rd)
Dairy Cattle – 11th Place  (Kalli Moser 43rd, Bradyn Moser 47th, Kenzie Mueller 54th, Leah Meyer 75th)
Floriculture – 35th Place (Tatum Gerdes 113th, Jossy Garcia 118th, Ixtal Macias – 143rd)
Food Science – 18th Place  (Hunter Reede 4th, Alexis Meyer 39th, and Teanesha Vogel 73rd)
Horse – 16th Place (Bailey Schwagel 17th, Taylor Anderson 47th, and Miriam Chavez 123rd)
Livestock – 23rd Place  (Kalli Grong 10th, Jacon Erickson 48th, Addison Brown 171st)
Milk Quality – Eighth Place (Luke Torgerson 26th, Avery Lamp 30th, Payton Lamp 67th)
Natural Resources – Ninth Place (Carter Gloe 20th, Ashlynn Lamp 45th, Megan Wiese 48th, Hunter Hawley 55th, Alayna Gloe – 104rd, Veronica Fonder 122nd)
Vet Science – 18th Place  (Kayla Schweer 5th, Bella Hicks 101st, Ashlee VanHoorn 107th, Brooklyn Twedt 133rd)

Results for Milbank at Northwestern:
Ag Mechanics -Third Place (Cody Wiik 3rd, Isaak Weston 16th, Sebastion Vogel 19th, Sam Shelstad 36th, Lane Johnson – 40th)
Floriculture – 14th Place (Tatum Gerdes 36th, Ixtal Macias – 37th, Shelbi Pollock 55th)
Food Science – Third Place (Hunter Reede 1st, Alexis Meyer 3rd, Teanesha Vogel 16th, Riley Ehlebracht 25th)
Livestock – First Place (Kalli Grong 3rd, Kenzie Kooima 11th, Jacon Erickson 18th)
Milk Quality – Third Place  (Luke Torgerson 6th, Avery Lamp 7th, Payton Lamp 10th)
Natural Resources – Second Place (Carter Gloe 4th, Megan Wiese 7th, Ashlynn Lamp 17th, Alayna Gloe – 20th, Hunter Hawley 24th, Veronica Fonder 57th)
Vet Science – Fourth Place  (Kayla Schweer 4th,Brooklyn Twedt 25th, Ashlee VanHoorn 26th, Bella Hicks 28th)

Submitted Photos: Addison Brown