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K-State crops team takes second at two national contestsKansas The Kansas State University Collegiate Crops Team placed second at both the Kansas City Board of Trade Collegiate Crops Contest and the Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest. The K-State team placed second in grain grading and in plant and seed identification, and fourth in seed analysis in the Nov. 18 competition at Kansas City. The team placed second in all three phases of the Nov. 22 contest in Chicago. The national competitions required participants to identify more than 200 different plants or seed samples of crops and weeds; grade eight different samples of grain according to Federal Grain Inspection Service standards; and analyze 10 seed samples to determine whether or not they contain impurities, and if so, what contaminants exist. K-State Crops team members and their individual results at the competitions include: Alex Bolack, senior in agronomy, Burden. Bolack placed sixth overall in Kansas City and 10th overall in Chicago. He was sixth in seed analysis and seventh in both grain grading and plant and seed identification in Kansas City, and sixth in plant and seed identification and tenth in grain grading in Chicago. Aaron Widmar, sophomore in agronomy, Franklin. He was sixth individual overall in Chicago and seventh overall in Kansas City. He placed third in grain grading, eighth in seed analysis, and ninth in plant and seed identification in Chicago. In Kansas City, he placed fourth in grain grading and seventh in seed analysis. Heath Kinser, junior in agricultural technology management, Hugoton. Kinser was seventh individual overall in Chicago. He placed second in seed analysis and fourth in plant and seed identification. In Kansas City, he was an alternate contestant. Jared Unrau, junior in agricultural technology management, Newton. He served as an alternate contestant at the Kansas City contest. Josh Patterson, sophomore in agronomy, Valley Center. Patterson placed ninth individual overall in Kansas City. He was third in grain grading and sixth in plant and seed identification. He did not compete in Chicago. The team was coached by Kevin Donnelly, K-State professor of agronomy. Team sponsors include the Kansas Seed Industry Association, Kansas Crop Improvement Association, K-State department of agronomy and the K-State Student Governing Association. 12/15/08 Date: 12/11/08 Advertisement
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