Written By Amy Grantz. On Tuesday, May 12 , seven FFA members planted our FFA Learning Lab with soybeans for the year. This year, they will be altering the population on different varieties of soybeans to see how that affects plant growth, pod size and overall yield. A huge thanks to Ryan Krukow for planting this year. Another thank you to Jason Spain of SpainAg Services and Jim LaFrenz of Pioneer for all of their education and assistance with planting our 17 acre field. Coy

Written By Cooper Barber. On Friday, May 8th, 4 FFA members participated in the Dairy Cattle Evaluation CDE. They traveled to NICC in Calmer Iowa. The team started the morning off by evaluating 6 live classes of dairy cattle and then gave a set of oral reasons. Followed by the written portion of the competition where they had to answer various dairy production management questions. The team of Kamryn Keester, Ethan Hoeft, Kalli Barber, and Cooper Barber received 5th overall t

Written By Carlee Garrity. The Central DeWitt FFA chapter spent the day out in Cedar Rapids on May 12th, learning about what Kirkwood Community College has to offer in agricultural-related fields. The students were first split into groups, then toured the horticulture building, vet tech building, and Washington building. Groups explored fields such as diesel mechanics, veterinary, aquaponics, turf management, horticulture, natural resources, and more. It was a great experienc

Written By Lucas Burken. Our member of the month for May is Owen Garrity! Owen has been an involved member all year. He spent a lot of time practicing for Conduct of Meetings, where Owen and his team received a silver. He also attended the middle school conference at state convention this year. And to top it all off, Owen is your 2026-2027 Chapter Reporter! Congratulations Owen!

Written By Taylor Houser. Central Dewitt FFA hosted approximately 46 children and their families at Lake Killdeer on May 2nd for our very first lil’ angler’s fishing derby. Kids aged 0-15 competed to catch fish and win prizes in the areas of most fish, largest fish, smallest fish, and first fish. In addition to the fishing fun, families also enjoyed minnow racing, a casting contest, face painting and a free lunch donated by our FFA boosters. After the event, all kids were giv

Written By Avery Mommsen. On May 6th, the FFA chapter visited a plethora of local businesses and establishments to complete service projects. A few examples included mulching at the DeWitt Historic Society, washing chairs and tables at the fairgrounds, and many more! Afterwards, the chapter met at Lincoln Park to mulch and take care of overgrown landscaping. Then, everyone met at Mezcal to enjoy the fruits of our labor, with lunch fully covered by the FFA chapter. Lastly, we

Written By Emily Sutton. For the final meeting of the year, the retiring officer team planned a scavenger hunt game for our members called Goose Chase. Members completed challenges like running a relay race on the track, finding the asparagus plot and posing with a piece of asparagus in their mouth, or finding a hidden officer and taking a picture with them. For dinner, former Sentinel Lucas Burken grilled hot dogs and brats for after the meeting and the Goose Chase. Thank yo

Written By Adam Wilke. The end of the school year is drawing near, but ag classes are still hard at work. The Ag Leadership class has been busy preparing for the final FFA chapter events. They helped run the Lil’ Anglers Fishing Derby and planned the May chapter meeting. They and the new officer team will be preparing for the club fair on May 19th to cap off the year. The floral design class recently created one sided asymmetrical flower arrangements for mothers day. Flowers

Written By Gavin Walker. FFA members Avery Heilig, Adi Schroeder, Sam Hootman, Will Vickers at Central DeWitt are excited to kick off another asparagus sale season! Fresh asparagus is available at the local farmers markets on Thursdays. Members have been working hard to take care and pick produce from our Asparagus plots at the school. Be sure to stop by the farmers market to support our FFA members, and enjoy some fresh local asparagus this spring!