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WATERLOO â The DeKalb FFA Chapter competed in the 2021 Practical Forestry competition on April 24.
Practical Forestry puts many different skills to the test. During the competition, the members must take an exam, understand timber cruising and TSI, memorize tree and equipment identification and know map interpretation.
DeKalb entered two junior teams and three senior teams in the competition. Senior teams placed second, fourth and seventh. Junior teams placed first and third.
The first-place junior team consisted of Cord Akey, Carson Carpenter, Kate Engelberth and Evan VanAuken. Their individual placements were fifth, sixth, second and fourth, respectively. The other junior team of Brady Long and Owen Long individually placed seventh and eighth.