AMES, IA (05/01/2015)(readMedia)-- Students from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences made up the Iowa State University teams who won the overall award among four-year institutions at the April 8-10 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging Conference.
Kappeler, a junior in animal science from Muscatine, participated in Ag Computers and Livestock Judging, placing eighth and third respectively .
There were 823 constants at the conference competing on 26 teams from four-year schools and 25 from two-year schools at the event hosted by Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois. Iowa State University teams ranked first in agricultural communications, agribusiness, crops, and meat animal and livestock management; were second overall in ag computer skills, livestock judging, dairy judging, and horticulture; and the soil judging team ranked fifth.
NACTA is a professional society founded in 1955. Members include public and private post-secondary schools, with divisions for two- and four-year institutions.
