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NICC
Agriculture
Students Take Honors
Posted 22 February
2010
Six Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) students joined nine Iowa
community colleges in competition at the State Post-secondary
Agriculture Students Conference from Feb. 10-12 in Iowa Falls. The NICC
students competed in the College Bowl, Crop Specialist and Dairy Job
Interview events at the conference, and brought home 13 total awards.
Ellsworth Community College hosted this year’s conference.
The five-member NICC team earned gold medals for their first place
finish in the College Bowl. Team members included: Dereck Buddenberg,
of Castalia, a double major student in the Associate in Applied Science
(AAS) and certificate Agriculture Business programs; Kathy Nefzger, of
Dyersville, Associate in Science (AS)-Dairy Science; Robert Quinnel, of
Spring Grove, Minn., AAS-Agriculture Production; Kyle Wendland, of
Fredericksburg, AAS-Agriculture Business; and Jerry Wulfenkuhl, of New
Vienna, AAS-Agriculture Business.
The NICC College Bowl team topped 13 other student teams. The College
Bowl is designed to test knowledge of agricultural students against the
clock. The purpose of the event is to develop students’
self-confidence, leadership and management abilities, and encourage
cooperation among students.
In other competition, Buddenberg, Quinnel, Wulfenkuhl and Wendland won
gold and silver team medals in the state Crop Specialist contest. In
this individual competition, Buddenberg earned a gold medal, Quinnel
won a silver and Wendland won a bronze medal. The Crop Specialist
contest places students in the role of a crop consultant who is hired
to make recommendations to the grower. This event evaluates
problem-solving skills, writing ability, and expertise in crop subject
matter areas.
NICC students score well on an annual basis at PAS state and national
conferences. “This is the best we’ve ever done in the crops and college
bowl contest,” said Tad Mueller, an NICC agricultural business
instructor and PAS advisor. “These are sharp students, they worked hard
to prepare and their efforts paid off.” This year, the National PAS
Conference will be held in St. Louis, Mo., March 17-20.
Katie Steinlage, an AS-Pre-Veterinary Medicine student from West Union,
attended the conference and was elected to serve as president for State
PAS. In her role as president, she will travel throughout Iowa to
promote PAS and encourage high school students to get involved in the
organization. Steinlage also competed in the Dairy Job Interview
contest and received a second place medal.
NICC Dairy Science students usually compete alongside their
agri-business peers at conferences, but could not attend due to a
scheduling conflict. Because of the conflict, the PAS organization
permitted three Dairy Science teams from NICC to attend nationals next
month.
NICC John Deere Ag Tech students competed at Hawkeye Community College
in Waterloo one week prior to the State PAS Conference, received awards
in the Agricultural Machinery Service Technician competition and four
students will attend the national conference. The Agricultural
Machinery Service Technician gauges students’ knowledge in seven
farming machinery subject areas, including engines, power trains,
hydraulics, electrical systems and safety and regulations. Another
section of the contest evaluates students’ abilities in diagnostics and
repair, troubleshooting and calibration/adjustment.
Eight John Deere Ag program students competed at the state competition.
Ethan Heitner, of Fort Dodge, and Michael Eivins, of Macksburg, earned
a second place finish in Agricultural Machinery. Chuck Holmberg,
of Red Wing, Minn., and Jon Steffens, of Maynard, finished fourth. All
four students qualified to attend nationals.
Other John Deere students who attended include Robert Roe, of Mankato,
Minn., Bryce Hendrick, of McCallsburg, Dan Berg, of Kenyon, Minn., and
Ryan Flesch, of Potosi, Wis.
PAS is an organization associated with agriculture/agribusiness and
natural resources programs in approved postsecondary institutions
offering associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates.
NICC agriculture programs provide a strong educational foundation for
students and their future careers in agriculture. NICC receives
national recognition for the number of students who graduate with AAS
or AS degrees in agriculture each year. Last year, NICC ranked 18th
nationally in the number of degrees conferred.
NICC offers a variety of agriculture and natural resources programs.
NICC’s Associate in Science programs include the Agriculture, Animal
Science, Companion Animal Science, Dairy Science and Pre-Veterinary
Medicine options. The college also offers Associate in Applied Science
programs in Agriculture Business, Agriculture Production, Dairy Science
Technology, Enology and Viticulture, and John Deere Ag Tech. In
addition to these associate degrees, NICC offers several as agriculture
certificate and diploma options, both face-to-face and online. For more
information about agricultural programs at NICC, visit www.nicc.edu or call (563) 562-3263.
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