Gila Ridge Future Farmers of America team places third at national turf tournament
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - In Tuesday's Home Grown report, we highlight a team from Gila Ridge High School's Future Farmers of America program who recently competed for a national tournament.
The students placed third nationally at the annual FFA Turf Invitational. They were judged on several things, like identification of seeds, tools, and chemicals, while also applying fertilizer to grass.
Gage Sullivan, a student on the team, shares how the tournament helped prepare them for the future.
"Everybody on our team got a certification through ICEV, it was for turf grass and a lot of us are interested in the golf course industry because of this competition and because of its certification," Sullivan says.
The certification is designed to give students skills for careers in turf space, such as golf course management or sports turf.
