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2021 National Soil Judging Contest
In April 2021, Nationals officially came back! The competition was held remotely, so the UMN livestock pavilion became the team’s home once again. Still feeling the buzz from getting first in overall, first in group, and first through fourth consecutively in Region V competition in fall 2020, the Golden Gophers were excited to be back and take on the challenge.
Since the competition could not be held in person, soil samples were sent from across the country. The judgers were still able to get their hands dirty since hand texturing was still a component of the competition, but the soil samples were not paired with a scorecard for a specific site. Other components of the competition were online. This included filling out an already partially filled scorecard and determining morphology and site interpretations based on the information provided. Another online component of the competition was identification of soil features. The team were given high-quality photos of different soil features and had to determine what the feature was. All aspects of this competition included team and individual work.
How we ranked
Morgan Fabian 4th place (individual)
Geneva Nunes 7th place (individual)
Group Judging 9th place
Overall 5th place
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