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Members
of the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Grain Merchandising Team
that competed in the State
Finals were (L to R) Jacob Osswald, Kaylee
Wilcox, Samantha McAllister and Alex Weiss.
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Arcanum MVCTC FFA
Banners in Grain Merchandising
Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Grain
Merchandising Contest. The purpose of the Grain Merchandising
Contest is to stimulate interest in the area of grain merchandising and
to make students aware of the complex decision-making process
associated with merchandising agricultural products.
Arcanum MVCTC FFA members, Alex Weiss, Jacob Osswald, Kaylee Wilcox,
Samantha McAllister, Cole Spitler, Zachary Smith and Anna Loxley,
completed the online test portion of the contest on April
11th.
During the online test students were given 50 general knowledge
questions about Grain Merchandising and 5 problem solving
questions. The questions included puts, calls, basis, and
hedging. The team finished in the top 10 in the State and
qualified for the State Finals on April 28th.
Alex, Jacob, Kaylee and Samantha traveled to The Ohio State University
were the completed a scenario that consisted of the students being
employed as the primary grain originator and merchant for a leading
regional grain firm. Their job description in the scenario was to
originate grain from producers, conduct producer meetings, and market
grain to capture the most possible profit. They were give
30 minutes to prepare, 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for
questions from the judges.
At the end of the contest the team from Arcanum was 5th in the State
with Alex Weiss finishing as the 4th place individual. The team
members would like to thank Janelle Brinksneader for coaching the
team.
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