The Southeast Area Forestry Contest was held at Occoneechee State Park near Clarksville, Virginia on October 18th, 2023. The forestry contest tests the FFA member’s knowledge on tree identification, equipment identification, estimating volume of trees, and reading topographic maps. In addition to those parts of the contest, members of the senior division had to explain their choice of removing or leaving trees in their timber stand improvement portion of the contest while the junior division had to estimate the value of the given trees.
Two teams from Buckingham County Middle School competed. Team A placed 3rd overall with team members Luke Llewellyn, Collin Snoddy (7th Individual), Ava Taylor (3rd Individual), and Vaiden Taylor. Team B placed 8th overall with team members Clair Agnor, Khole Allen, Kaylee Staton, and Ivy Thompson.
The Buckingham Senior FFA Chapter Junior DivisionTeam placed 1st overall in the junior division with team members Ryland Carter (2nd Individual), Luke Gilliam (4th Individual), Katie Page, and Trent Ragland (6th Overall). Their win allows them to advance to the State Contest in April.
The Senior team won their division with team members Sarah Bryant (10th Individual), Andrew Dorrier (6th Individual), Noah Jones, and Grace Martin (5th Individual). Alex Morris placed 3rd overall and Ben Gilliam placed 7th individually. Congratulations to the Sr. Team, they will also advance to the State Contest in April.
BCMS photo: l to r: front: Clair Agnor, Collin Snoddy, Kaylee Staton
Back: Khloe Allen, Luke Lewellyn, Ava Taylor, Vaiden Taylor, Ivy Thompson
BCHS JR photo l to r: Trent Ragland, Luke Gilliam, Ryland Carter, Katie Page
BCHSsr photo l to r: Andrew Dorrier, Noah Jones, Sarah Bryant, Alex Morris, Grace Martin, Ben Gilliam