CDE, LDE Results from 96th Missouri FFA Convention
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The following Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events took place during the 96th Missouri FFA Convention, April 17th-19th in Columbia.

Career Development Events

Ag Communications
1st: Richmond (Jayden Allnutt, Grace Bozarth, Kamaile Carroll, Sam Curtis)

Ag Mechanics
1st: North Shelby (Aden Johnston 1st, Austin Wilson 2nd, Andi Belt 8th, Aliza Yoder T-10th)
2nd: Hermann (Brady Grosse 4th, Trent Lampkin 5th, Dane Shockley 6th, Larry Thompson 9th)
3rd: Paris (Elliot Key 7th)

Agronomy
1st: North Shelby (TJ Belt 3rd, Weston Christine 4th, Lindy Schwanke 5th, Trinity Dreckshage 10th)
2nd: Skyline (Quincy Hodges 1st, Ada Mabary 6th)
3rd: Miller (Mya Lowery 8th, Kailey Hull 9th)
(Brunswick 4th, led by Ben Rice who placed second individually)

Ag Sales
1st: California (Dillon Wood 1st, Rebeka Inglish 7th)
2nd: Troy (Jordan Shields 2nd, Bella Skibinski 4th)
3rd: Versailles (Macee Thouvenel 6th, Ryatt Haggerman 10th)
(Audrain County R-VI’s Dylan Hoyt placed third individually)

Dairy Cattle
1st: Logan-Rogersville (Aleyna Farran 10th)
2nd: Fair Grove
3rd: McDonald County
Top Individual: Emma Opie of Eldon

Dairy Foods
1st: Fair Play (Lexi Bee 1st, Dallas Hardt 2nd, Riley Bruce 3rd, William Frye 4th)
2nd: Memphis (Beau Triplett T-6th)
3rd: Savannah (Mackenzi Schmutzler 5th)

Entomology
1st: Republic (Micah Winslow 1st, Emma Robinson 8th)
2nd: Elsberry (Thomas Good 3rd, Kyle Tapley 4th, Ella Koch 7th)
3rd: Gainesville (Kyden Myers 2nd)

Environmental and Natural Resources
1st: Ava (Heston Alexander, Kenna Davis, Jonathan Mullican, Erika Strong)

Farm Management
1st: North Shelby (Jared Johnston 3rd, Sam Schwanke 4th, Emme Jones 7th)
2nd: North Callaway (Wyatt Haden 6th, Casper Safranski 8th)
3rd: Hermann (Jack Schneider 2nd)
(Mount Vernon 4th, with Emily Fox 1st individually and David Fox T-9th)

Floriculture
1st: Owensville (Hannah Gehlert 1st, Layna Rademacher 7th, Sierra Hussey 9th)
2nd: Adrian (Anna Glynn 2nd, Ashton Wackerman T-5th)
3rd: Palmyra (Gianna Mahsman 3rd, Blaydn Buckwalter T-5th)

Food Science
1st: Palmyra (Marissa Gottman 1st, Wesley Summers T-2nd)
2nd: Neosho (Brayden Selgeby T-7th, Aiden Long 10th)
3rd: Monroe City
(Savannah 5th, with Kathryn Yingling T-2nd and Emma Brown 4th)

Forestry
1st: Gallatin (Abigail Burns 2nd, Emma Christopher 4th)
2nd: Aurora (Carissa Simagna 1st, Levi Garrett 8th)
3rd: North Callaway (Lauren Riecke 3rd, Isaiah Craighead 10th)

Horses
1st: Ozark (Olivia Schupbach 3rd, Eliah Chesick 6th, Jackson Mills 7th)
2nd: Troy (Eleanore Goos 2nd)
3rd: Eldon (Harley Frost 1st)

Livestock
1st: Nevada (Corbin Neil 6th, Rhett Forkner 8th, Emerald Franklin 10th)
2nd: Savannah (Sam Jordan 2nd, Payton Rodgers 4th)
3rd: Chillicothe (Leanna Smith 1st)

Meats
1st: Slater (RJ Pannell 5th, Tytan Wiseman 6th, Conner Reeves 8th)
2nd: Republic (Melania Thiltgen 2nd, Madison Turner 4th)
3rd: Savannah (Ella Fischer 1st)

Nursery & Landscaping
1st: Audrain County (Community) R-VI (Olivia Schafer 1st, Dylan Hoyt 3rd, Kate Robnett T-8th, Lydia Hoyt 10th)
2nd: Columbia (Ethan Barner 2nd)
3rd: Springfield Hillcrest (Kolten Gilmartin 6th)

Poultry
1st: Pierce City (Elizabet Sharp 1st)
2nd: Neosho (Colson Morgan 3rd, McDonald McKenzie 5th)
3rd: Mount Vernon (Madison Cowles 2nd)

Soils
1st: North Shelby (Trevor Douglass 3rd, Hadlee Parsons T-4th, Owen Donath T-7th)
2nd: Troy (Alex Stuckey 2nd, Karsen Williams T-4th)
3rd: Halfway (Graham Hensley 1st, Hannah Maggard T-7th)

Veterinary Science
1st: Columbia (Hayden Duncan, Abby Eddy, Jack Malone, Tanner Neil)

Leadership Development Events

Ag Issues Forum
1st: Sliex (Mckenna Claborn, James Cockrell, Hayley Gruenewald, Braden Havlik, Claire Kinion)
2nd: Milan
3rd: Troy

Conduct of Meetings
1st: Chillicothe (Lydia Bonderer, Hope Donoho, Howie Donoho, Bryleigh Gillespie, Landry Marsh, Abby Marshall, Max Probasco)
2nd: Republic
3rd: Troy

Creed Speaking
1st: Jasmine Appledorn, Milan
2nd: Maya Minton, Crane
3rd: Jace Pipkin, Republic

Employment Skills
1st: Larissa Larrick, South Shelby
2nd: Nessa Montgomery, Brookfield
3rd: Abigail Eddy, Columbia

Extemporaneous Speaking
1st: Evelyn Ritter, Seneca
2nd: Quentyn Miller, Savannah
3rd: Brayden Gast, Nevada

Knowledge
1st: Milan (Jara Sanchez 1st, Kendra Sayre T-3rd)
2nd: Troy (Ali Bruns T-3rd, Allison Brakemeyer T-5th)
3rd: Aurora (Gaby Lopez T-10)
(South Shelby’s Peyson Larrick was second individually)

Parliamentary Procedure
1st: Troy (Catie Henke (chair), Aubrey Hessling, Grant Jacobsmeyer, Addison Kemper, Nina Momphard, Emma Shaffer; alternates Cynthia Booth and Tate Bruns)
2nd: California
3rd: North Shelby

Public Speaking, Division 1
1st: Bailey Wheeler, Osceola
2nd: Bella Baker, Atlanta
3rd: Isabel Robinson, Cameron

Public Speaking, Division 2
1st: Anne Neely, Lockwood
2nd: Gracelyn Barnett, Chillicothe
3rd: Makayla Methvin, Bolivar

Public Speaking, Advanced
1st: Kaden Pham, Pierce City
2nd: Mikaela Rojas, Linn County
3rd: Grant Oaks, Newtown-Harris