Six Godley FFA teams are advancing to Future Farmers of America state judging contests after competing at Area VIII Career Development Events on April 12, 2023, at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. A seventh team will also compete at the state level.

CDEs build on what is learned in agricultural classes and encourage members to put their knowledge into practice. These events are designed to help a member prepare for a career in agriculture by testing and challenging the student's technical, leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills as well as their knowledge of the subject matter. CDEs answer the question, "When will I use this knowledge in the real world?"

State-qualifying teams include:

• Dairy Cattle:  team (Abbi Lee, Lucy Payne, Jazlynn Stephens and Shelby Stevens), 2nd in district and 4th in area

• Entomology:  team (Zoe Carrell, Aliya Conn, Braxton Roamell and Caitlyn White), 3rd in district and 3rd in area; individual – Caitlyn White, 5th

• Floriculture:  team (Bailey Block, Nola Briscoe, Makenna Carter and Lila Heiner), 1st in district and 1st in area; individual – Nola Briscoe, 1st; Makenna Carter, 2nd; Lila Heiner, 3rd

• Nursery/Landscape:  team (Cate Heiner, Abbey Mathis, Brittany Roark and Aubrey Schroeder), 2nd in district and 4th in area; individual – Abbey Mathis, 1st

• Wildlife:  team (Owen Dickson, Alex Duran, Ava Jackson, Cole Miller and Creed Miller), 2nd in district, 3rd in area and 5th in region

• Wool:  team (Morgan Cummings, Payton DeFoor, Natalie Jackson and Klara Pinkerton), 2nd in district and 4th in area

A food science team of Makenna Carter, Peyton Haws, and Abbey Mathis and Emma Tyus will also compete at the state level.

Other teams competing in the area competition were:

• Horse:  team (Emma Crossland, Glenn Leevy, Calli Miller and Kerri Roy)

• Livestock:  team (Tucker Clark, Taryn Franks, Treven Pool and Wylie Simpson)

• Milk Quality:  team (Mia Currie, Kori Jones, Kaitlyn Nickel and Paige Palcic)

• Poultry:  team (Dylan Adams and Logan Wilson)

• Veterinary Science:  team (Seth Henderson, Tatym Pappas and Emily Wyss)

State competitions featuring top teams representing each of the ten FFA state areas will be:  dairy cattle - Apr. 27 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville; entomology, food science and wool - Apr. 21-22 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock; floriculture and nursery/landscape - Apr. 28 at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville; wildlife - Apr. 17 at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center in Amarillo.

FFA sponsors are Lacey Bennett, Lloyd Pinkerton, Leslie Bourgea, Millie Loftin and Katherine Adams.