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Overview
To motivate high school students to learn and understand how to grow and manage crops in Iowa for efficient, profitable, and sustainable production.
To develop agricultural science skills in crop culture, production, management, marketing, and utilization.
To develop the ability to gather information and solve problems and make decisions related to crops, soils, and the envorment.
To gain knowledge about:
( Quality factors in evaluating hay, silage, and grains; identification of seed, seedling, and mature plants of important crop and weed species in Iowa; control of diseases, insects, and weeds common to Iowa crops.)
To obtain knowledge and skills in crops that will be helpful in future careers related to crop, soil, and enviromental sciences.
Rules
Each school may enter a team composed of three or four participants, with the three highest scores counting for the team score in each event and total overall. Team members must all be from the same chapter.
Each participant will participate in all phases of the event.
Participants shall report to the chair of the event between 8 AM and 8:40 AM on event day. Registration location will be provided prior to event day.
Answer sheets, worksheets and other written materials will be furnished for each event phase.
The event consists of four events - three individual events and a team event. The three individual events are 1) a written examination, 2) crops juding, and 3) plant, seed, and insects identification. Participants will be given 40 minutes for each of the individual events. 30 minutes will be given for the team event.