The members showcased their crop, mechanics, Ag. literacy, and livestock projects and also helped run the FFA safety games and FFA shows at the Brown County Fair.

Livestock exhibitors included: Dairy- Rachel, Jared, and Dustin Portner, Jasmine Petermann.

Beef- Elsie Trebesch, Ethan Feucht, Jasmine Petermann, Jaxon Steffl, Alex Confer, Kylie Fischer.  Poultry- Carsten Nienhaus, Kayden Klein, Ari Krzmarzick, Noah Rossbach, Madelynn Mangen. Sheep- Elsie Trebesch.

Rabbit- Carsten Nienhaus, Kylie Fischer. Horse- Mia Walter, Millie Lax, Leah Kucera, Sydney Zarn, Kenedi Wersal.

Elsie Trebesch (right) earned overall best in show in Ag Literacy with her FFA Timeline Poster. She is pictured with Charlie Hoffmann (left), Chapter Sentinel. Submitted photo

The Sleepy Eye FFA chapter was very successful with their projects. Our members earned a total of $3818.25 in FFA premium money at the Brown County Fair this year for exhibiting all of these projects. The following are the Sleepy Eye FFA members who won overall best in show in their area.

Crops Champions

Kyle Nelson – Miscellaneous (Popcorn)

Ag Literacy Champion 

Elsie Trebesch – Leadership 7-9 (FFA Timeline Poster)

Kayden Klein stands with his ISA Browns that won overall best in show in the FFA Poultry Show. Submitted photo

Ag Mechanics

Nick Tauer – Metals (FFA Emblem)

FFA Poultry:

Kayden Klein (Egg Production)

The FFA chapters within Brown County also conducted the FFA Safety Carnival during the five days of the fair, including FFA members from Sleepy Eye, Springfield, and New Ulm who worked shifts during the fair. Members of the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter participated in helping children have a great experience learning about farm safety and agriculture while at the fair.

Kyle Nelson, who won overall best in show in crops with his white popcorn sample. Submitted photo

By the FFA non-livestock exhibits, there were agriculture coloring and activity stations as well as a safety carnival. At the safety carnival, FFA members conducted several games with safety questions covering grain, ATVs, tractors & machinery, animals, and chemicals. The members of the Sleepy Eye chapter had a great time teaching youth at the Kiddy Barnyard about animals and safety as well as showcasing their FFA projects during the Brown County Fair.