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Kevin Kent, kevin.kent@flaffa.org
Florida FFA Recognizes State Winners in High School Dairy
Cattle CDE
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida FFA is pleased to announce the winners of the High School Dairy Cattle
Career Development Event. The winners of this event were recognized at the 85 th annual Florida FFA
State Convention and Leadership Conference this past June. The event was held on February 16 in
Tampa. The event was coordinated by Chris Holcomb.
The top five teams and high individual received awards sponsored by Southeast Milk, Inc., a special
project of the Florida FFA Foundation.
The purpose of the Dairy CDE is to provide a competitive event for agricultural education students,
emphasizing skills in dairy cattle evaluation, selection and dairy herd management.
The top placing teams and high individual are:
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South Sumter Jr.
Trenton
South Sumter Sr.
Wesley Chapel
DeLand
The high individual of the event was Cassidy Delong from Braden River.
The Dairy Cattle CDE is one of many educational activities held each year in which FFA members
apply real-world lessons learned in the classroom.
About the Florida FFA State Convention
The annual state FFA convention is truly a week that absolutely everybody should experience. FFA
members come together to celebrate the achievements won by the past and present generations of
agriculturalists, while continuing to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and
career success. Over 4,000 FFA members, along with advisors, alumni, parents and supporters, will
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be inspired and motivated to take pride in our industry, serve our communities, and lead our
organization to new heights.
About the Florida FFA Association
The Florida FFA Association is a premier youth, leadership organization with nearly 17,000 middle
and high school student members - as part of over 300 local FFA chapters across the state. FFA
members participate in nearly 50 leadership and career development events each year. 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 Florida FFA Association is a resource and support organization that does not select, control,
supervise or approve local chapter or individual member activities except as expressly provided for in
the Florida FFA Association Constitution and Bylaws.
The FFA Mission
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier
leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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