Tate, Ransom Place In FFA Forestry Contest

October 19, 2017

Several local schools recently competed in the 2017 FFA Forestry Contest.

Teams competed in six areas — general knowledge; timber cruising to measure timber and determine merchantability; equipment identification to name tools and heavy equipment used in the forestry industry; tree identification  naming different species of common trees in Florida; and forest disorders to identify diseases and bugs that infect trees in Florida.

High School Overall Winners:

1st – Tate High Team A
2nd – Milton High Team B
3rd – Tate High Team B

Middle School Overall Winners

1st – Poplar Springs Middle (Graceville)
2nd – Ramsom Middle
3rd – Poplar Springs Middle (Graceville)

Photos by Jared Sigler for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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