Delana Damman (left) and Ella Richer, juniors at Pettisville High School, show their pins and smiles after the awards were announced for their agriscience fair categories. Both were Division 3, 9th and 10th graders. The research projects were completed last school year.
Delana Damman (left) and Ella Richer, juniors at Pettisville High School, show their pins and smiles after the awards were announced for their agriscience fair categories. Both were Division 3, 9th and 10th graders. The research projects were completed last school year. 20ul Universal Pipette Tips Filter
Two Pettisville FFA juniors were finalists in two categories of the National FFA Agriscience Fair.
To qualify, the participants conducted a research project, created a board and presentation, and placed first in the Ohio Agriscience Fair last May. Then the two each submitted an application with the research paper to National FFA in June and were selected to be interviewed virtually in September. The results were announced on stage during the convention.
In the category of “plant systems,” Ella Richer placed third in the nation, winning a medallion and a cash prize. The title of Richer’s project was “The Effect of Growing Cereal Rye with Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop.”
She tested how cereal rye and annual ryegrass grew together, in hopes of finding a new grass-grass cover crop combination for farmers around the area to use. The basic conclusion was the two crops do not create more biomass when grown together, but there could be value in studying how these plants interact over a longer period of time or in a field situation.
Richer is the daughter of Chris and Julia Richer.
She said the most interesting part of the project was “learning about the importance of cover crops for soil health” while the most difficult part was “statistical analysis and making the graphs.”
When asked about being on stage, Ella replied, “There were so many people! But I liked meeting the other kids up there and learning about their projects.”
In the category of “food products and processing systems,” Delana Damman placed fourth in the nation with a gold rating.
She is the daughter of Andy and Bree Damman.
The project was titled “The Comparison of Protein, Solids and Fat in Cow and Goat Milk.” Damman was testing to see if goat milk has some of the same properties as cow milk. She did this test to see if goat milk was a sufficient substitute. The conclusion was that goat milk had a greater amount of fat, proteins and solids.
Damman found the most interesting part of the project was, “I learned about a spectrophotometer ... .”
A difficult part was when micro-pipetting because she had a faulty pipette. Also, comprehending the procedure of the spectrophotometer was challenging.
Delana’s reaction to being on stage was, “I got a lot more comfortable talking in front of people and being in front of large crowds.”
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