Regional Crop Scouting Competition

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AMES, Iowa –The top two teams of youth from Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana state crop scouting competitions competed in the Regional Crop Scouting Competition on Aug. 31 in Boone, Iowa. Both Iowa teams, Clayton County and Kuhlmann Seed, placed first and second at the regional competition. Individual team members took a written test before heading out to field stations located throughout the Field Extension Education Lab. Iowa State University and Purdue University extension specialists served as judges at each field station, which tested each team’s knowledge of insects, weeds, diseases, deficiencies, growth stages and crop disorders. The overall goal of the competition is for youth to learn more about integrated pest management and scouting, and have the chance to learn and interact with extension specialists.

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