Wednesday, March 20, 2024
by Fran tenBensel Benne | Agronomy and Horticulture
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crops Judging Team took third place overall in the Regional Crops Judging Contest at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, Feb. 24. Will Stalder, an agronomy major, placed eighth overall as an individual.
Nebraska’s team includes plant and landscape system majors Ashton Boehm, Kailey Ziegler, Daniel Frey, Thayer Jonak and Zach Nienhueser, and agronomy majors Stalder, Logan Nelson and Clinton Turnbull. Don Lee, a professor in agronomy and horticulture, and Garrett Kuss, a plant biology alumnus and graduate student in the Doctor of Plant Health program, coach and advise the team.
Six teams competed in the contest and included the winner Kansas State University, Iowa State University, Nebraska, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, West Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University. The competition consisted of timed tests in subjects including weed and crop identification, math, general knowledge and lab practical skills.
“The team is excited to continue working toward our next competitions in Curtis, Nebraska, and Twin Falls, Idaho, later this spring,” Kuss said.
Click here for more information about Nebraska’s Crops Judging Team.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crops Judging Team, including Ashton Boehm (front row, from left), Kailey Ziegler, Daniel Frey, Will Stalder, Thayer Jonak (back row, from left), Zach Neinheuser, Logan Nelson and Clinton Turnbull, took third place overall in the Regional Crops Judging Contest at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, Feb. 24.
Logan Nelson, an agronomy major, works on the weed identification portion of the test during the Regional Crops Judging Contest at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Zach Neinheuser, a plant and landscape systems major, takes the lab practical portion of the test during the Regional Crops Judging Contest at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.