On Friday, January 31st 2020, Hempstead County 4-H/FFA hosted it’s First Annual Career Development Event (CDE) at Hope Fair Park. Around 800 students competed in the 14 different judging contests. Thank you to all the students who came to compete in the contest, the adults and teachers who brought the students, and the countless volunteers who helped make this contest happen! The following are the results from the CDE contest –
Ag Mechanics:
Top Individual: Keyver Smith from Greenbrier, AR
Team Winner: Greenbrier, AR; Team Members - Keyver Smith, John Trent, Payton Riddle, and Colby McNew
Agronomy:
Top Individual: Karlie Ward from Genoa Central, AR
Team Winner: Greenbrier, AR; Team Members – Tommy Fitzgerald, Carter Horton, Evynn Williams, and Dillin Linn
Dairy Products:
Top Individual: Taylor Smith from Greenbrier, AR
Team Winner: Greenbrier, AR; Team Members – Taylor Smith, Catori Jones, Carson Richardson, Carlie Cardin
Electricity:
Top Individual: Charlie Cannon from Bradley, AR
Team Winner: Hampton, AR; Team Members – Justin McDaniel, Ashton Rice, Garrett Clontz, Riley Sutherland
Farm Business Management:
Top Individual: Katelyn Gilbert from Mount Ida, AR
Team Winner: Mount Ida, AR; Team Members – Katelyn Gilbert, Haley Black, Mesa Miller
Floriculture:
Top Individual: Kylee Lyons from Bradley, AR
Team Winner: Dover, AR; Team Members – Rosanna Cohen, Lydia Hamilton, Willow McDonald, Stephani Littlefield
Forestry:
Top Individual: Hope Cheatham from Harmony Grove, AR
Team Winner: Harmony Grove, AR; Team Members – Hope Cheatham, Chase Stanberry, Chase Sharp, Brandon Harris
Horse:
Top Individual: Nichole Poole from Foreman, AR
Team Winner: Bismarck, AR; Team Members – Caitlyn Castleberry, Aysia Davis, Lane Allen, Jaysa Jacksonz
Land:
Top Individual: Kolton Green from Foreman, AR
Team Winner: Foreman, AR; Team Members – Kolton Green, Jaden Smith, Braiden McKinney, Carley Klitz
Livestock Junior Division:
Top Individual: Olivia Cooley from DeQueen, AR
Team Winner: DeQueen, AR; Team Members – Olivia Cooley, Peyton Blanton, Kenzee Pearce, Benjamin Moniewksi
Livestock Senior Division:
Top Individual: Adam Cook from Greenbrier, AR
Team Winner: Hermitage, AR; Team Members – Ericca Corker, Selby Best, Kennadie Byrd, Gracie Smith
Nursery Landscape:
Top Individual: Brittney Talley from Dover, AR
Team Winner: Greenbrier, AR; Team Members – Arielle Bradley, Faith Carter, Sarah Frye, Emma Love
Poultry:
Top Individual: Brandon White from Murfreesboro, AR
Team Winner: Murfreesboro, AR; Team Members – Brandon White, Abigail Rucker, Addison Norris, Chesney Self
Vet Science:
Top Individual: Adison Fulmer from Greenbrier, AR
Team Winner: Greenbrier, AR; Team Members – Adison Fulmer, Madison Dickey, Presley Roberts, Morgan Trent
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your (insert appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.