FFA team fourth at nationals in land judging

The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter’s land judging team finished fourth in the nation at the 63rd Annual National Land, Range and Homesite Contest in Oklahoma City last week. The team technically tied for third place with Clay County FFA Chapter from West Virginia.

Connor O’Neill finished first in the nation with the highest individual score recorded in the land judging event. Advisor Andy Williams, who traveled and helped prepare the team for the competition, said this is the first time in his tenure as a FFA advisor where a student has placed first in the nation as an individual, in any competiti...