INDIANAPOLIS- Winners of the National FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event (CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Mrs. Roberta Crabtree with Purdue University served as superintendent of this year's event.

The top ten individuals and the national winning team members received cash awards to recognize their success in the event. The cash awards and the event are sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corporation and STIHL Inc.

The National FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE is a competitive event in which FFA members test their knowledge and skills in nursery practices and landscaping. Participants must complete a general knowledge exam testing horticultural principles including plant anatomy, production, marketing, turf, landscape design and maintenance. Each participant must also complete practicums involving a landscape estimating, plant propagation or potting, identification of plants, disorders and equipment. Each team competed on local and state levels to earn the privilege of representing their state at the National FFA Convention & Expo.

This event, held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, is one of many educational activities at the national convention in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations.

The National FFA OrganizationNational Event Winners - Nursery/Landscape 2016

Top Placing Teams1st Place-- Georgia Stephen Dickerson, Dawson Dooley, Joshua Lee, and Dustin Pitzer, all of Perry FFA 2nd Place-- Kansas Sidney Applegarth, Hunter Johnson, Nathan Welch, and Rebecca Zach, all of

Washington County FFA3rd Place-- North Carolina Andrew Brady, Hunter Farlow, Jacob Wall, and Hannah Maness, all of Southern

Alamance FFA 4th Place-- Minnesota Abby Bachenberg, Jordan Stahl, Sarah Kluver, and Emily Ziemer, all of Martin County

West FFA 5th Place-- Missouri Levi Gilman, Amariah Ferguson, Cassidy Jones, and Kaycee Sims, all of North

Callaway FFA6th Place-- Virginia Whitney Wood, Allison Haran, Billy Fulcher, and Hannah Moxley, all of Magna Vista

FFA 7th Place-- North Dakota Ben Saewert, Nicholas Mathias, Laura Biewer, and Tori Braaten, all of Kindred FFA 8th Place-- Tennessee Brett Barnett, Joshua Bruni, Chloe Ford, and Allison Flanary, all of David Crockett FFA9th Place-- Texas Holly Atkinson, Elizabeth Lane, and Avery Marshall, all of Marble Falls FFA 10th Place-- Idaho Jonah Schaffeld, Amanda Hellums, Emma Winkle, and David Pecht, all of Middleton

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Top Placing Individuals1st Place-- Joshua Lee of Perry FFA , GA2nd Place-- Molly Haller of Muscatine FFA , IA3rd Place-- Dawson Dooley of Perry FFA , GA4th Place-- Dustin Pitzer of Perry FFA , GA5th Place-- Jacob Wall of Southern Alamance FFA , NC6th Place-- Hunter Johnson of Washington County FFA, KS7th Place-- Jordan Stahl of Martin County West FFA , MN8th Place-- Nathan Welch of Washington County FFA, KS9th Place-- Elizabeth Lane of Marble Falls FFA , TX10th Place-- Andrew Brady of Southern Alamance FFA , NC

Team Emblems Listed

Gold Emblem TeamsPerry FFA , GA Muscatine FFA , IAMiddleton FFA, ID Washington County FFA, KSMartin County West FFA , MN North Callaway FFA, MOSouthern Alamance FFA , NC Kindred FFA , NDDavid Crockett FFA , TN Marble Falls FFA , TXMagna Vista FFA , VA

Silver Emblem TeamsLincoln FFA , AL Bradley FFA , ARHanford FFA , CA Housatonic Valley FFA , CTSmyrna FFA , DE Williston FFA , FLSeneca FFA , IL East Central FFA , INSpencer County FFA, KY Lapeer County Tech FFA- AM , MIBrooklyn FFA , MS West Holt FFA , NEWarwick Valley FFA, NY Marysville FFA , OHUintah FFA , UT Sedro-Woolley FFA , WARoane County FFA , WV

Bronze Emblem TeamsBasha FFA, AZ Rayville FFA , LAUpper Cape Tech FFA , MA North Harford FFA , MDSanford Regional Technical Center FFA, ME Monmouth County Vocational FFA , NJLas Vegas FFA , NM Silver Sage FFA, NVJenks FFA, OK McMinnville FFA , ORWhite Rose FFA , PA Lexington Richland 5 FFA , SCMcCook Central FFA , SD Stanley-Boyd FFA , WI

Individual Emblems Listed

Gold Emblem IndividualsMikah Evans of Lincoln FFA , AL Jenna Allen of Bradley FFA , ARCameron Standridge of Hanford FFA , CA Lauren Murtagh of Housatonic Valley FFA , CTSara B. Bishop of Williston FFA , FL Robert A. Jr. Sistrunk of Williston FFA , FLStephen Dickerson of Perry FFA , GA Dawson Dooley of Perry FFA , GAJoshua Lee of Perry FFA , GA Dustin Pitzer of Perry FFA , GAMolly Haller of Muscatine FFA , IA Amanda Hellums of Middleton FFA, IDJonah Schaffeld of Middleton FFA, ID Emma Winkle of Middleton FFA, IDTruman Daggett of Seneca FFA , IL Grant Granby of Seneca FFA , ILSidney Applegarth of Washington County FFA, KS Hunter Johnson of Washington County FFA, KS

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Nathan Welch of Washington County FFA, KS Rebecca Zach of Washington County FFA, KSJessica Knust of Lapeer County Tech FFA- AM , MI Abby Bachenberg of Martin County West FFA , MNJordan Stahl of Martin County West FFA , MN Emily Ziemer of Martin County West FFA , MNAmariah Ferguson of North Callaway FFA, MO Levi Gilman of North Callaway FFA, MOCassidy Jones of North Callaway FFA, MO Andrew Brady of Southern Alamance FFA , NCHunter Farlow of Southern Alamance FFA , NC Hannah Maness of Southern Alamance FFA , NCJacob Wall of Southern Alamance FFA , NC Laura Biewer of Kindred FFA , NDNicholas Mathias of Kindred FFA , ND Ben Saewert of Kindred FFA , NDAlexander Ronne of Warwick Valley FFA, NY Ryan Cook of Marysville FFA , OHBrett Barnett of David Crockett FFA , TN Joshua Bruni of David Crockett FFA , TNChloe Ford of David Crockett FFA , TN Holly Atkinson of Marble Falls FFA , TXElizabeth Lane of Marble Falls FFA , TX Avery Marshall of Marble Falls FFA , TXAndrew Plant of Uintah FFA , UT Allison Haran of Magna Vista FFA , VAWhitney Wood of Magna Vista FFA , VA Amy Joyce of Sedro-Woolley FFA , WAMeghan McCloud of Sedro-Woolley FFA , WA Shelby Lassiter of Roane County FFA , WV

Silver Emblem IndividualsEvan Dulaney of Lincoln FFA , AL Mary Taylor of Lincoln FFA , ALMacee Len Lyons of Bradley FFA , AR Jacob Misenheimer of Bradley FFA , ARLauryn Singletary of Bradley FFA , AR Drew Avila of Hanford FFA , CAKiera Searcy of Hanford FFA , CA Delaney Woolwine of Hanford FFA , CAMorgan Jacquier of Housatonic Valley FFA , CT Kathyrn Emerson of Smyrna FFA , DETyler Meixell of Smyrna FFA , DE Ryan Wheatley of Smyrna FFA , DEJosette L. Covarrubias of Williston FFA , FL Harrison Love of Williston FFA , FLTyree Anfinson of Muscatine FFA , IA Jose Gonzalez of Muscatine FFA , IAJ.t. Manjoine of Muscatine FFA , IA David Pecht of Middleton FFA, IDJamie Goslin of Seneca FFA , IL Zach Kolb of East Central FFA , INStefanie Ratliff of East Central FFA , IN Hope Slagle of East Central FFA , INKatelyn Brentzel of Spencer County FFA, KY Erin Campbell of Spencer County FFA, KYKassidy Pulliam of Spencer County FFA, KY Evan Stilts of Spencer County FFA, KYCaleb Hamm of Rayville FFA , LA Miles Campinha of Upper Cape Tech FFA , MAFiona McAffee of Upper Cape Tech FFA , MA Emily Fricko of Lapeer County Tech FFA- AM , MILauren Scott of Lapeer County Tech FFA- AM , MI Kathryn Smith of Lapeer County Tech FFA- AM , MISarah Kluver of Martin County West FFA , MN Kaycee Sims of North Callaway FFA, MOKatie Kelly of Brooklyn FFA , MS Anthony Taylor of Brooklyn FFA , MSTori Braaten of Kindred FFA , ND Emily Burk of West Holt FFA , NEMason Hale of West Holt FFA , NE Jake Judge of West Holt FFA , NECaitlyn Nelson of West Holt FFA , NE Michaela Vigil-Lujan of Las Vegas FFA , NMJenessa Owen of Silver Sage FFA, NV Erin Ackerly of Warwick Valley FFA, NYMorgan Kessler of Marysville FFA , OH Isaac Knowles of Marysville FFA , OHMillie Wright of Jenks FFA, OK Taylor Ames of McMinnville FFA , ORLuis Garibaldo of McMinnville FFA , OR Dakota Kline of White Rose FFA , PAMatthew Bonnette of Lexington Richland 5 FFA , SC Jacob Cathcart of Lexington Richland 5 FFA , SCAllison Schallenkamp of McCook Central FFA , SD Allison Flanary of David Crockett FFA , TNAmanda Crowther of Uintah FFA , UT Sadie Richens of Uintah FFA , UTEmilee Wilson of Uintah FFA , UT Billy Fulcher of Magna Vista FFA , VAHannah Moxley of Magna Vista FFA , VA Grae Eason of Sedro-Woolley FFA , WAAlizabeth Brunner of Stanley-Boyd FFA , WI Josh Hazard of Stanley-Boyd FFA , WIElla Koenig of Stanley-Boyd FFA , WI Hannah Stricklend of Roane County FFA , WVElijah Tallman of Roane County FFA , WV

Bronze Emblem IndividualsDalton Brown of Lincoln FFA , AL Samantha Beben of Basha FFA, AZDavid McNamara of Basha FFA, AZ Madison Montes of Basha FFA, AZAshley Waters of Basha FFA, AZ Cameron Foley of Housatonic Valley FFA , CT

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Jessica Serna of Housatonic Valley FFA , CT Joshua Meixell of Smyrna FFA , DEHannah Cisco of Seneca FFA , IL Brandon Hoffman of East Central FFA , INMaggie Lee of Rayville FFA , LA Morgan Ponder of Rayville FFA , LAHeather Seffens of Rayville FFA , LA Morgan Curran of Upper Cape Tech FFA , MAMitchell Medeiros of Upper Cape Tech FFA , MA Olivia Davis of North Harford FFA , MDKyle Maners of North Harford FFA , MD Katherine Miller of North Harford FFA , MDParker Vanik of North Harford FFA , MD Roger Langlois of Sanford Regional Technical Center FFA,

MEDean Mongeon of Sanford Regional Technical Center FFA, ME

William Stewart of Sanford Regional Technical Center FFA, ME

Thomas Wilder of Sanford Regional Technical Center FFA, ME

Jordyn Lawler of Brooklyn FFA , MS

Briar McConnell of Brooklyn FFA , MS Carmine Casola of Monmouth County Vocational FFA , NJDavid Munoz of Monmouth County Vocational FFA , NJ Christopher Rodermann of Monmouth County Vocational

FFA , NJAmador Gonzales of Las Vegas FFA , NM Savannah Vigil-Lujan of Las Vegas FFA , NMMatt Hornberger of Silver Sage FFA, NV Alisha Lund of Silver Sage FFA, NVMakenna Taylor of Silver Sage FFA, NV Olivia Parkin of Warwick Valley FFA, NYSabina Vail of Warwick Valley FFA, NY Blake Kessler of Marysville FFA , OHAustin Anderson of Jenks FFA, OK Tyler Barnhill of Jenks FFA, OKAmbrose Brown of Jenks FFA, OK Zackery Smith of White Rose FFA , PACory Yahnke of White Rose FFA , PA Logan Clapham of Lexington Richland 5 FFA , SCScott Fuller of Lexington Richland 5 FFA , SC Natalie Gottlob of McCook Central FFA , SDJohn Loudenburg of McCook Central FFA , SD Mercedes Peterson of McCook Central FFA , SDAdrianna Kirckof of Stanley-Boyd FFA , WI Kaylin Morris of Roane County FFA , WV

The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 649,355 student members as part of 7,859 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at FFA.org and on Facebook, Twitter and the official National FFA Organization blog.

The National FFA Foundation builds partnerships with industry, education, government, other foundations and individuals to secure financial resources that recognize FFA member achievements, develop student leaders and support the future of agricultural education. Governed by a 19-member board of trustees comprised of educators, business leaders, individual donors and FFA alumni, the foundation is a separately-registered nonprofit organization. About 82 percent of every dollar received by the foundation supports FFA members and agricultural education opportunities. For more, visit FFA.org/Give.

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