AMES, IA - The Iowa FFA Agriscience competition was held at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Thursday, March 30th. The Iowa FFA Agriscience Fair is open to 7-12 grade students. Students have the opportunity to exhibit their Agriscience research in six different categories: Animal Systems; Environment Services/Natural Resource Systems; Food Products and Processing Systems; Plant Systems; Power, Structural and Technical Systems; and Social Systems. FFA members from Iowa that are selected as a national finalist in grades 7-12 may earn the opportunity to compete in the National FFA Agriscience Fair later in the fall.
As part of the National FFA Agriscience Fair, students showcase their project and interview with a panel of judges. After all students have been interviewed, national summer judging scores are then combined with convention interview scores to calculate the overall ranking of projects within each category and division.
*2023 Beckman Catholic State FFA Agriscience Fair results
Animal Science
Division I- Andrea Schneider- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division 1- Brianna Pirc- 2nd place
Division II-Autumn Domeyer & Claire Gaul-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III- Ellie Hartman- 2nd place
Division V- Tessa Tauke- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division V- Maria Kruse- 3rd place
Environmental Services
Division I-Alaina Thier- 1st place * Advances to Nationals
Division II- Isabel Kluesner & Chloe Thier- 1st place * Advances to Nationals
Division III-Sophie Dunkel- 2nd place
Division V- Grace Helle-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division V- Sarah Roling- 2nd place
Food Products & Processing
Division I- Allison Knipper- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division II- Ashley Schilling & Annabelle Zahradnik-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III- Madelyn Reiter-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division V- Lauren Cherne-3rd place
Plant Systems
Division I- Natalie Besler-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division II-Brock & Brynn Burlage-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III-Alexander Kerper-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III- Valerie Rahe- 2nd place
Division IV- Kayla Burkle & Libby Hageman- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Power Structure and Technical Systems
Division I - Kenneth Helle- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division II- Isaac Geistkemper & Peyton Schmitz-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III-Haley Kluesner-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division IV- Derek Hoeger & Gabrielle Hoeger- 2nd place
Division V- Joseph Schneider-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division V- Andrew Salrin- 2nd place
Division VI- Noah Gaul & Ben Schuckert- 1st place *Advances to Nationals
Social Systems
Division I- Owen Boge-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division I- Levi Reiter-2nd place
Division II-Vivienne Rahe & Jenna Sperfslage-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division III- Mary McKean-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Division V- Mallory Rea-1st place *Advances to Nationals
Category Winners
Animal Systems - Tessa Tauke
Plant Systems- Brock & Brynn Burlage
Overall Winners
Division 1-(Grades 7-8)- OWEN BOGE
Division 2—(Grades 7-8 team) ISAAC GEISTKEMPER & PEYTON SCHMITZ Division 3—(Grades 9-10)- MADELYN REITER
Division 5 —(Grades 11-12) TESSA TAUKE