Eastwood FFA members participated in the Wood County Soils CDE on Sept. 15.

For this competition, FFA members competed in either the Urban Soils Contest or the Rural Soils Contest. For the Rural Soils Contest, FFA members judged the soil based on its agricultural uses.

Members in the Urban Soil Contest judged the soil for land use purposes such as building basements, houses, or roadways.

Eastwood FFA members who participated in the Rural Soils contest were Riley Burtchin, Logan Brinker, Joshua Carpenter, Brianna Patterson, Lila Kiefer, Kamryn Sundermeier, Emma Kiefer, Luke Brinker, Ethan Chlebowski, Ella Recker, Jocelin Gallaher, Noah Lang, Carter Foos, Mackenzie Hady, Gianna Coalson, Kennedy Ameling, Frances Lockyer and Blake Hitchcock. Eastwood FFA members Grace Kingery, Emma Ruffner and Lydia Thornton participated in the Urban Soils Contest.

Eastwood’s top eight members from each contest, Urban and Rural Soils, then moved on to compete in the District Soils Contest. The District Soils Contest was held on Sept. 26 in Defiance County.

Grace Kingery, Emma Ruffner and Lydia Thornton competed in the District Urban Soils Contest.

Grace Kingery placed third overall as an individual.

Competing in the District Rural Soils Contest were Riley Burtchin, Kennedy Ameling, Logan Brinker, Luke Brinker, Gianna Coalson, Mackenzie Hady, Noah Lang and Brianna Patterson.

Riley Burtchin placed third overall as an individual in District 1.