Land Judging

The Middle Republican NRD cosponsors all FFA land judging contests held within its boundaries.

Land judging contests provide high school students with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of soil structure and land evaluation in a competitive setting. The contests strengthens each participant’s ability to recognize the physical features of the soil, determine land capability for crop production, and evaluate management practices needed for proper stewardship. The land evaluation process provides a setting for students to investigate the soils in their region, the environment that surrounds them, and their effect on their daily lives.

Through land judging contests, students assimilate important information about the world they live in. Their understanding of the soil and its relationship to plants, water and air are improved. The students look at a number of factors in land judging, depth of soil, surface texture, permeability, slope, erosion, and organic matter. They also develop a knowledge of land treatment practices and where those practices can best be applied.

For more information on land judging in Nebraska, please visit the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts web page and click on the Land Judging information link. www.nrdnet.org/about/LandJudging/landjudgingindex.htm

FFA South West Region LAND JUDGING CONTEST 2007
Register below!

Registration
8:30 - 9:00 AM at the Red Willow County Fair Grounds Community Building

Fee
$3.00 per person, payable to the Middle Republican NRD

Lunch
Hot sandwichs and beverabes will be available for purchase. Cost is $4 per person and can be paid on site. Please RSVP with the number of students.

Tour
There will be a planned tour during scoring and lunch. Sponsors will be responsible for their student's activities during these times. Awards will follow the tour at 1:00.

What to Bring
All students are asked to bring a pencil or two.