Youth Essay Competition
NATIONAL YOUTH IN FORAGE MANAGEMENT ESSAY
The National Youth in Forage Management Essay focuses on essays written about anything pertaining to grazing management, including but not limited to, personal experiences in grazing management, observation or explanation of grazing practices, livestock management on pasture, fencing or other equipment related to grazing management, plant or animal species response to grazing management, or any other subject matter related to forage management.
There are three age categories for participants—14 and under; 14-18; and 19-22.
Essays must be original composition of the entrants and can either by typed or legibly hand written.
Individuals participating in this competition will receive a one year student membership to AFGC.
Prize money given for top 2 essays in each category.
Deadline for 2019 Competition is December 1, 2018!
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2018 AFGC National Youth in Forage Management Essay Contest
Category 1(age 14 & under)
- 1st place: Sydney Hamilton (Hillsboro, Ohio) - Raising 4-H Broilers the Way Nature Intended
- 2nd place: Viktoria Scharf (Purcellville, Virginia) - Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
- 3rd place: Olivia M. Klotz (Lexington, Kentucky) - The Cow Jumped Over the Fence
Category 2 (age 14-18)
- 1st place: Leah Scharf (Purcellville, Virginia) - Graze 300 for Small Ruminants
- 2nd place: Jake Tower (Dubois, Indiana) - Helping Dirt Stay Put
- 3rd place: Nathan Soder (Petersburg, Pennsylvania) - Importance of Not Overgrazing
Category 3 (age 19-22)
- 1st place: Tony W. Rice (Mount Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania) - Technology & Grazing: A New Horizon of Opportunities
- 2nd place: Robert Sears (Knoxville, Tennessee) - Biotechnology in Forages
- 3rd place: Sarra Wolfe (Mount Berry, Georgia) - Don’t Forget About the Calves
2017 AFGC National Youth in Forage Management Essay Contest
Category 19-22
- 1st Benjamin Grismer
Category 14-18
- 1st Jake VanDergrift
- 2nd Alex Teutsch
- 3rd Katherine Haile
Category 14 & Under
- 1st Jake Tower, IN
- 2nd Seth Wilbanks
- 3rd Collin Teutsch
2016 AFGC National Youth in Forage management Essay Contest
Category 19-22
- 1st Brad Hogshead, OH
- 2nd Amber Sattleberg, OH
- 3rd Marissa Farraj, OH
Category 14-18
- 1st Cole Diggens, MO
- 2nd Kailey Bailey, LA
- 3rd Westin Cobb, LA
Category 14& Under
- 1st Jake Tower, IN
2015 AFGC National Youth in Forage Management Essay Contest
Category 14 & Under
- First Place - Jake Tower, Indiana
- Second Place - Krobin Leddy, South Dakota
Category 14-18
- First Place - Cole Diggens, Missouri
- Second Place - Kiera Leddy, South Dakota
- Third Place - Tony Rice, Pennsylvania
