Cashmere FFA Preparing for Nationals - Support the Prime Rib Dinner

Nine Cashmere FFA students will compete at the National FFA Convention October 22^nd -29^th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cashmere qualified a Meats Evaluation Team, an Environmental Natural Resources Team and the State FFA Talent Show Winner, Carly Schoening. The Meats Team consists of Monica Oropeza, Dru Heyen, Wendy Garcia and Ivette Alvarado. These students will have to identify 30 retail cuts from a list of 120, quality and yield grade beef carcasses according to USDA standards and select/rank different meat cuts based on quality, cutability, workmanship and color. They will also take a written test, perform a least cost formulation calculation and identify different muscle and skeletal features. This is the sixth Meats team Cashmere has taken to Nationals. The Environmental Natural Resources team is represented by Kimmy Dodson, Eli Lyons, Grady Zimmerman and Tristan Hoffman.  Members will take a 50-question environmental science test, analyze water quality data, identify natural resource equipment and species, analyze waste management scenarios, navigate a GPS course, and evaluate a section of soil and land recommending erosion prevention strategies. This is the fourth ENR team Cashmere FFA has sent to Indiana. To support the trip, The Cashmere Area Youth Support Fund is hosting a Prime Rib Dinner/Auction on October 1^st from 6:00-9:00 at the Chelan County Fairgrounds. Tickets will be available at the door or you can contact Mike Phillips or Rusty Finch to pre-purchase or support the event.