Chapter Scoops Continued Johansen FFA Chapter Poultry Receives High Awards On July 11, 2010 four members of the Johansen FFA Poultry Team competed at the California State Fair. Jordan Dajani, Kimberly Arias, Cody Massengill and Nadia Dajani. These four young people exhibited two meat pens each with birds weighing between four and five pounds. Johansen FFA member Kimberly Arias was the proud owner of the California State Fair Reserve Supreme Champion Poultry Meat Pen. However, if asked Kimberly will tell you it was a team win, as all four of these members raised the birds together. All four young people were excited to exhibit their project at the California State Fair and would like to thank the California Poultry Federation and Petaluma Poultry Association for supporting Kimberly in the Sale of Champions. However, this accomplishment was not enough for these young people, on July 15, they exhibited their project at the Stanislaus County Fair. They were joined by the rest of the team, Austin Southern-Jaso, Ismael Garcia, Israel Garcia, Aimee Stone and Craig Puckett. This time Cody Massengill was the big winner, winning FFA Grand Champion. Again, he claims this as a team win. The members then exhibited in Showmanship and came away with top honors in Advanced Meat Bird Showmanship, Jordan Dajani, first; Cody Massengill, second; Nadia Dajani, third; Kimberly Arias, fourth; Craig Puckett, fifth; and Ismael Garcia, seventh. Novice Showmanship was won by Nadia Dajani; Aimee Stone, second; Austin Southern-Jaso, fifth; and Israel Garcia, seventh. Even with these top honors they were not done, Craig Puckett, took Best Mediterranean Fancy Bird, with his Sicilian Buttercup. Kimberly Arias, Ismael Garcia, Jordan Dajani, Nadia Dajani and Cody Massengill all exhibited Best of Breeds. Johansen FFA Poultry was quite successful with their projects this year, and would like to thank Foster Farms for providing chicks to them for their project and purchasing the FFA Champion Meat Pen at the Stanislaus County Fair.
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