The UNL Soil Judging Team is heading to nationals April 14 to 19 at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California.
The team, which is made up of 14 students from the School of Natural Resources and the Agronomy and Horticulture Department, earned first place in the fall Region 5 Soils competition is Manhattan, Kansas. Teammates Samantha Teten, Kolby Grint, and Bryan Petersen also earned individual awards on the competition.
In California, the group will compete against the medal finishers from the seven regional competitions. They have three days to practice in local soil pits before two days of individual and team competition.
Judith Turk, pedologist with the Conservation and Survey Division at SNR, and Rebecca Young, assistant professor of practice with the Agronomy and Horticulture department, co-coach the group.
We wish all of them the best of luck in California!
Natural Resources