Sleepy Eye FFA Excels at the Minnesota State Fair

The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was once again well represented at the State Fair in 2025. 8 members showed livestock at the fair. 9 members participated in the Chapter Demonstration Competition. 244 members participated in exhibiting over 1050 entries for the Ag. Technology, Ag. Literacy, and Crops Competitions at the Minnesota State Fair.

The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter earned the first place Premier Chapter Award for the Minnesota State Fair Crop Show. This was the 16th year that Sleepy Eye has won the Minnesota State Fair Crops Competition in the past 18 years.

The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter earned several Premier Exhibitor Awards including: the Overall Crops Division, Overall Ag Literacy Division, and the Overall Ag Technology Mechanics Division as well as the Chapter Demonstration Competition.

The Crop Show Exhibitors earned the following placings:

Wyatt Feucht earned the Crops Champion for the Oats Division.
Brandon Braulick had the Champion Barley sample.
Jesus Moncada exhibited the Champion Organic Grain at the MN State Fair.
Ava Sellner was the Overall High Point exhibitor for the Crops Division at the Minnesota State Fair.

FFA Chapter Demonstration Competition:

Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter was the Grand Champion Winner with their Safety Carnival earning a $1000 premium. The nine members presented farm safety demonstrations for this competition in the Chapter Leadership House and on the Christensen Farms Stage at the Minnesota State Fair.

FFA Ag. Mechanics and Live Ag. Mechanics Competition:

Nate Bergquist earned the Reserved Champion Woods Project at the Minnesota State Fair!
Ari Krzmarzick competed at the Minnesota State Fair in the FFA Small Engines Contest. He took apart an engine, put it back together, and ran it for more than 30 seconds in 2 hours and 8 minutes!
Noah Rossbach, Logan Ludewig, Ari Krzmarzick, and Alex Confer competed in the FFA Live Building Construction Competition at the MN State Fair! They made a workbench in less than 2 hours while fair-goers watched them work. Noah and Logan received Reserve Champion!
Wyatt Feucht and Oliver Trebesch competed in the MN State Fair FFA Welding Competition. They MIG Welded a small camping grill in less than 90 minutes. Wyatt received Reserve Champion!

FFA Beef:

Jasmine Petermann, Alex Confer, Elsie Trebesch, and Ethan Feucht exhibited 5 beef animals at the MN State Fair FFA Beef Show! They received Reserve Champion in Beef Herdsmanship!

FFA Poultry:

Carsten Nienhaus, Kayden Klein, Noah Rossbach, and Ari Krzmarzick exhibited 5 pens of poultry at the MN State Fair FFA Poultry Show! They received Champion in Poultry Herdsmanship!