Cassville FFA meats team takes first at State
The Cassville FFA Chapter won the meats evaluation career development event during the 91st Missouri FFA Convention in Columbia, April 25 and 26, 2019. From left to right: Nathan Dick, Kobe Blisard, Cale Jackson and Camden Roller. In back, Isaac Melin and Jimmy Hinson.
June 12, 2019
The Cassville FFA Chapter won the meats evaluation career development event at the 91st Missouri FFA Convention. There were 48 teams in the competition.
The team members include Cale Jackson, Kobe Blisard, Dick Nathan and Camden Roller. Individually, Jackson placed first, Blisard placed second, Nathan placed 31st and Roller placed 81st out of 188 participants. The Cassville FFA advisors are Jimmy Hinson and John Littlefield.
Participants in the event are required to complete comprehensive exams in meat selection, storage, cooking, nutrition and safety. They also are asked to perform activities involving mathematical formulas for making cost-efficient meat products. Competitors identify cuts of meat by species, retail trade name and prime cut identification.
This contest is sponsored by University of Missouri, Columbia, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. CDEs prepare student members for career success, engage student learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.
The Missouri FFA has 25,375 members representing 347 chapters. The national organization has more than 669,000 members representing 8,630 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
The Cassville FFA Chapter won the meats evaluation career development event at the 91st Missouri FFA Convention. There were 48 teams in the competition.
The team members include Cale Jackson, Kobe Blisard, Dick Nathan and Camden Roller. Individually, Jackson placed first, Blisard placed second, Nathan placed 31st and Roller placed 81st out of 188 participants. The Cassville FFA advisors are Jimmy Hinson and John Littlefield.
Participants in the event are required to complete comprehensive exams in meat selection, storage, cooking, nutrition and safety. They also are asked to perform activities involving mathematical formulas for making cost-efficient meat products. Competitors identify cuts of meat by species, retail trade name and prime cut identification.
This contest is sponsored by University of Missouri, Columbia, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. CDEs prepare student members for career success, engage student learning and make a real connection to lifetime goals.
The Missouri FFA has 25,375 members representing 347 chapters. The national organization has more than 669,000 members representing 8,630 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
