Garfield-Palouse FFA team defends state title

A Garfield-Palouse FFA team topped 24 other state entries to win the state land judging contest last Wednesday at Valleyford.

The win means Garfield/Palouse has remained undefeated in the state land judging contest for the third consecutive year.

The Spokane Soil Conservation District hosted the state contest with 25 teams competing for the chance to attend the National Contest next spring in Oklahoma. Teams evaluated four different sites for their suitability to raise crops or their potential use as a homesite based on factors such as soil texture, permeability, erosion, flooding, frost-free...