Congratulations to all teams competing in the 2024 State Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers Career Development Events. Many thanks go out to our Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers contest host, Kaskaskia College - Dylan Reed (Vandalia), Heinz-Hope Farm (Carlyle), Hartdale Guernseys (Mulberry Grove), B-J-Grove Holsteins (Mulberry Grove), Mr. Aaron Heinzmann (KC), Mr. Bill Waggoner (KC), and the Kaskaskia College Dairy Judging Team for their support of the Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers contests.
We want to hear from you!
Please let us know of any feedback from this week’s events. Click here to submit a short Google form with the positives, negatives, and things that could/should be changed with the IL Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers CDEs. We value and thank you for your input!
***On the Dairy Exam, Question 9 was thrown out by the contest superintendent, the question included a “None of the Above” option, which is against Illinois FFA General CDE Guidelines Policy.
Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Reasons Division, 6 schools, 5 teams, and 25 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior team and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Prairie Central
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1662
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Lily Schaffer
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Prairie Central
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423
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2
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Tyler Harms
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Prairie Central
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415
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3
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Evan Leman
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Prairie Central
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415
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4
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Kaden Davis
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Prairie Central
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409
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5
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Ethan Savage
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Altamont
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403
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Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Non-Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Non-Reasons Division, 47 schools, 45 teams, and 219 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Vandalia
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903
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2
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Mulberry Grove
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903
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3
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Carlyle
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892
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4
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Tremont
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888
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5
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Mascoutah
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884
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6
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Central Breese
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884
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7
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Olney
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880
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8
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Greenville
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874
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Tiebreaker Used - Class 5, Class 3
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Emma Bowman
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Altamont
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325
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2
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Caiden Litteken
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Central Breese
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319
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3
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Declan Graber
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Greenville
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309
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4
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Kasey Clanton
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Vandalia
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306
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5
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Nickole Weber
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Marissa
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306
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6
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Connor Hartmann
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Mulberry Grove
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306
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7
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Kanon Wollerman
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Vandalia
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305
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8
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Kaiden Petro
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Tremont
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301
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9
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August Michels
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Olney
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301
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10
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Amanda Neimann
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Litchfield
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301
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Tiebreaker Used - Class 5, Class 3
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Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Middle School Non-Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Middle School Non-Reasons Division, 7 schools, 7 teams, and 35 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior team and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Prairie Central
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887
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Clay Miller
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Prairie Central Middle
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313
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2
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Avery Self
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Carlyle
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297
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3
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Valincia Mack
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Carlyle
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293
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4
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Bayden Schrader
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Prairie Central Middle
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292
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5
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Evan Feuchtenberg
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Cissna Park
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287
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6
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Cash Waner
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Carlyle
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284
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High School Dairy Cattle Handlers
In High School Dairy Cattle Handlers, 9 schools and 13 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Alena Dinderman
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Orangeville
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98
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2
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Kamber Kilgus
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Prairie Central
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97
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*Full results for Dairy Handlers here.
Middle School Dairy Cattle Handlers
In Middle School Dairy Cattle Handlers, 1 school and 1 individual competed.
Congratulations to the superior individual that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Olivia Whitlock
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Liberty
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87
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*Full results for Dairy Handlers here.
Full results for these contests can be accessed by logging in to judgingcard.com. Click here to view initial login instructions posted on the ilaged.org website.
Results posted in this email are to be considered tentative at this time. Any discrepancies found in the results must be submitted in writing to the Illinois FFA Center within 3 days from electronic notification of results. Results will become official with the mailing of ribbons in the coming weeks.
Thanks again to everyone who helped to make this event a success!
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Sean Welch
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328 Cell: --
Email: swelch@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield Dr. , Springfield , IL 62702