Lake City FFA National Dairy Cattle Evaluation

Winners of the National FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Career Development Event (CDE) were recently announced during the fourth session of the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. 

The team representing Minnesota consisted of Blake Siewert, Ashley Mellgren, Emily Mellgren, and Lillian Schumacher, all of Lake City FFA.

The team placed 2nd overall in the competition. Individual placings include Blake Siewert- 5th, Ashley Mellgren- 9th, Emily Mellgren- 12th, and Lillian Schumacher- 21st.

The team also placed 1st overall in the Team Activity Portion of the contest.

Each team was provided with a dairy farm management scenario to identify problems and determine possible improvements as part of the team activity.

The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize their success in the event.