U of A Poultry Judging Team Places Second in National Contest
The University of Arkansas poultry judging team placed second overall at the 76th USPOULTRY Ted Cameron National Contest Poultry Judging Contest at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in April.
The team consisted of poultry science majors Andy Cornell, Bryce Bradley, Logan Sanders and Maria Torres. The team is led by head coach Dennis Mason and assistant coach Amanda Bromley. Mason is an instructor and Bromley is a program technician and hatchery manager in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Science's Department of Poultry Science.
Cornell and Sanders finished as high individuals in multiple divisions. Cornell placed second overall, second in breed selection, and fifth in both production judging and market products. Sanders placed fifth in breed selection.
The team also placed first in breed selection, second in market products and fourth in production judging.
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Contacts
Kyla Moseley, communications graduate assistant
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
479-575-4625, robbye@uark.edu