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2016 Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite - Feb. 19
Southwest Minnesota State University

The Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite,
presented by Ralco Nutrition, Inc. of Marshall

2016 Ag Bowl Team Results
1st: Howard Lake - Waveley - Winstead
2nd: Jackson County Central
3rd: Westbrook-Walnut Grove
4th: Martin County West
5th: Clay Central/Everly
 

 

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MARSHALL, Minn. - The fourth annual Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational set for Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State.
 
The Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite is a competition for FFA members to participate in a choice of 15 Career Development Events. Students have the opportunity to compete individually and as a team. In today's society there are several opportunities for careers in the agriculture industry.
 
Ralco Nutrition along with many other great sponsors are hoping to bring more awareness to high school students through this invitational, while giving them the opportunity to challenge themselves in several different CDE's.

This year's CDE's include:
    Parliamentary Procedure
    Novice Parliamentary Procedure
    Job Interview
    Prepared Public Speaking                                            

    Soils
    Crops
    Agriculture Communications
    Ag Sales
    Fish & Wildlife Management
    Creed Speaking
    Farm Business Management
    Extemporaneous Speaking
    Florticulture
    Milk Quality
    Best Informed Greenhand
    Small Animal
 
The day will start with registration in the R/A Facility on the campus of SMSU at 7:30 a.m. There will be a short introduction and then the competitions will begin. Throughout the day students will be able to speak with representatives from the different sponsors while they are not competing, these sponsors include: Ralco Nutrition, Channel, Syngenta, Titan Machinery, CHS, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, Midwest Ag, ADM, & Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
 
In the competition there will be several scholarship dollars rewarded to winners, along with money for chapters earning the most cumulative points. Agriculture Communications, Sales, and Farm Business Management are all CDE's that will have larger award amounts.
 
Individual CDE's will each have a 1st place prize of $1,000 scholarship dollars to SMSU including a medal and a 2nd place prize of $500 scholarship dollars to SMSU:
 
    Soils
    Crops
    Agriculture Communications
    Farm Business Management
    Ag Sales
 
The remaining CDE's will have a 1st place prize of $500 scholarship dollars to SMSU and a 2nd place prize of $ 250 scholarship dollars.
 
The highest chapter will receive $1,000 (cash).
 
*Participants must be in grades 8th-12th