The Langdale Company Hosts 29th Annual FFA Forestry Field Day
The Langdale Company hosted the 29th Annual Langdale FFA Forestry Field Day at South Wind Sporting Clays in Quitman, Georgia on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. The event was held in conjunction with the Georgia FFA Association and South Region Agricultural Education with 170 FFA members from the following schools participating: Brooks, Berrien, Charlton, Clinch, Colquitt Echols, Lowndes, Thomas and Ware counties, and C.A. Gray Junior High (from Moultrie, GA).
The Forestry Field Day event is a competitive activity that tests student’s skills and knowledge in the area of forest management. Event components include tree identification, ocular estimation, compass and pacing, land measurement, reforestation, identifying forest disorder, timber stand improvement, forest management, cruising for board foot volume and cruising for cord volume practicums.
This event is one of many educational activities conducted by the Georgia FFA Association in which FFA members apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations and network with industry representatives. The event was under the direction of Hal Rowe and Justin Sealy. The event was sponsored by The Langdale Company with additional sponsorship provided by Chick-Fil-A of Valdosta and judging assistance from the Georgia Forestry Commission, Packaging Corporation of America, Derek Herring, and Franklin Staten.
The Georgia FFA Association is a youth organization of more than 30,000 members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA strives 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.
WINNERS
TREE / FOREST DISORDERS
1st Place – Echols County High – Chelsea Lehman, 2nd Place – Thomas County Central – Chris Brannen, 3rd Place – C.A. Gray Jr. High School – Adam Webb
OCULAR ESTIMATION
1st Place – Echols County High School – Robert Permenter, 2nd Place – Lowndes County High School – Jason McLeod, 3rd Place – C.A. Gray – Darryl Williamson
TREE IDENTIFICATION
1st Place – Echols County High School – Paden King, 2nd Place – Clinch County High School – Noah Ellis, 3rd Place – Thomas County Central – Casey King
HAND COMPASS PRACTICUM
1st Place – Echols County High School – Dalton Corbett, 2nd Place – Thomas County Central – Crystal Fulgham, 3rd Place – Ware County High School – Duncan Kirkland
TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT AND / OR THINNING
1st Place – Echols County High School – Kyle Herring, 2nd Place – Echols County Middle School – Clay Corbett, 3rd Place – Ware County High School – Micheal Herrin
TIMBER CRUISING FOR BOARD FOOT VOLUME
1st Place – Echols County High School – Chip Lee, 2nd Place – Ware County High School – Martha Thomas, 3rd Place – Berrien High School – T. J. Powell
LAND MEASUREMENT
1st Place – Ware County High School – Jonathan Oliver, 2nd Place – Ware County High School – Zach Saylor, 3rd Place – Thomas County High School – Justin Mims
FOREST MANAGEMENT
1st Place – Thomas County High School – Joey Morris & Leah Gaskins, 2nd Place – Thomas County High School – Ethan Muzzy & Chris Brinson, 3rd Place – Charlton County High School – Corbett Roddenberry & Kenneth Bailey
REFORESTATION
1st Place – Echols County High School – Josh Mathis, 2nd Place – Echols County High School – Michael Tucker, 3rd Place – Thomas County Central High School – Caleb Wilson
TIMBER CRUISING FOR CORD VOLUME
1st Place – C. A. Gray – Bruce Hinson, 2nd Place – Echols County High School – Jerard Lane, 3rd Place – Ware County High School – Josh Griffin