MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Department of Agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University competed April 12-14 in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) contests and returned with numerous awards, including the sweepstakes award given to the four-year institution with the highest point total.

Northwest sent 32 agriculture undergraduate students and five faculty and graduate student coaches to Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where they competed with ag students from colleges and universities throughout the country

Northwest teams placed among the top three teams in the nation in nine contest categories, and individual Northwest students earned 12 top-five-overall finishes.

In 35 other instances, Northwest placed among the top three teams or among the top five individuals in contest sections such as horticulture ID or agriculture computers applications.

The NACTA contests occur each spring and provide the opportunity for Northwest undergraduate students to compete in various skill and knowledge-based events. This year, 900 registrants representing 40 two-year and four-year institutions competed. The contests consisted of a quiz bowl, horticulture, agricultural business management, horse judging, livestock judging, agricultural computers, crops judging, agricultural mechanics, soil judging, dairy judging, livestock management, agricultural communications and meat judging.

 

A list of Northwest individuals and teams who earned awards at the NACTA contests appears below. Complete contest results and a listing of all participating schools is available by clicking here.