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February 3, 2023 Southwest Minnesota State University will host the 11th Annual Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational, presented by Ralco Nutrition of Marshall, on February 3, 2022. We are excited to welcome FFA students from across the state back to the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University for this year's invitational.

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In the fall of 2007, as a way to celebrate agriculture in Minnesota, Southwest Minnesota State University held the inaugural Ag Bowl. SMSU is proud of the fact that it is located in southwest Minnesota, where agriculture provides the cultural and economic foundation for the region. Over its 13 years, Ag Bowl and its impact has grown significantly – namely with the addition of the Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational in 2012 to greater expose FFA members to the agriculture academic opportunities available at SMSU. The Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite is a competition for FFA members to participate in a choice of 19 Career Development Events (CDEs). Students have the opportunity to compete individually and as a team. The top FFA chapter will receive $500, the second-place chapter will receive $300, and a randomly selected chapter will receive $200. In team competition, each member of the first-place team will be awarded $500 in scholarship dollars and each member on the second-place team will receive $250 in scholarship dollars to SMSU. Individual CDE winners will receive scholarship dollars to SMSU -- $500 to first place winners and $250 to second place winners.    Ralco, 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 CDEs. Proceeds from Ag Bowl and the Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational help to fund scholarships and programming to SMSU students and young people who dedicate their careers to business success in agriculture, environmental science and the food industries.

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Southwest Minnesota State University is proud of the fact that it is located in southwest Minnesota, a region where agriculture provides the foundation for the economy. The mission of Ag Bowl is to celebrate agriculture in Minnesota, while showcasing the agricultural programs. Proceeds generated by the Ag Bowl will fund scholarships and programming for students pursuing careers in agriculture, environmental science and the food industries. SMSU's educational programs in agriculture, environmental science and food arts & sciences develop young people who spend their careers working to grow the economic success of the agricultural industry.

 

2022 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Registration: 7:30am-8:15am at SMSU Recreational Athletic (RA) Facility          Welcome: 8:15am-8:30am at SMSU Recreational Athletic (RA) Facility                                                                           Competition: 8:30am-12 Noon                                                                         Results Tabulation to follow All participants must be in grades 7-12 and CDE's are formatted to MN Rules.                                         Professional dress is suggested for all participants and will be required for any CDE in a presentation format.                                                         A full schedule of events will be emailed to all FFA Advisors, as well as a listing of all registered students from their chapter.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS (Contest format based on Minnesota CDEs // Participants must be in grades 7-12) *Students participating in the events highlighted in GOLD will not be allowed to participate in any other contest*

•Ag Issues -Team •Employment Skills •Meats (Identification Only)  • Ag Sales •Extemporaneous Public Speaking •Milk Quality •Best Informed Greenhand •Farm Business Management •Parliamentary Procedure - Team •Conduct of Chapter Meetings- Team •Fish & Wildlife •Prepared Public Speaking •Creed Speaking •Floriculture •Small Animal Veterinary Science •Crops •Forestry •Soils

Registration for the 2023 Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational will open soon. If you have additional questions, please reach out via email to AgBowlSI@smsu.edu