Collegiate Crops Judging Contest

The National Crops Judging Contest consists of three parts: plant/seed identification, commercial grain grading, and seed analysis.
The Kansas City and Chicago contests represent the national finals of collegiate crops competition for the year. Preparation for crops contests teaches evaluation of crops for quality relative to certification, viability, and marketing. Students learn, in great depth, many things which can be valuable regardless of their chosen profession in agronomy.

2023 Kansas City Team Rankings

1. Kansas State University
2. Iowa State University
3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville
4. Oklahoma State University
5. University of Minnesota-Crookston

2023 Kansas City Individual Rankings

1. Renae Sinclair, Kansas State
2. Landon Trout, Kansas State
3. Quinten Bina, Kansas State 
4. Courtney Harle, Iowa State
5. Tyler Atkinson, Iowa State
6. Mandi Schick, Wisconsin-Platteville
7. Aiden Bobholz, Iowa State
8. April Molitor, Wisconsin-Platteville
9. Tori Booker, Oklahoma State
10. Cade Halbrook, Oklahoma State

See Full Results Here

2024 Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest

CME Headquarters, Chicago, IL, November 22, 2024.

Presented by CME Group

Additional Sponsors: Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America.

2023 Chicago Team Rankings

1. Kansas State University
2. Iowa State University
3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville
4. South Dakota State University
5. Michigan State University

2023 Chicago Individual Rankings

1. Renae Sinclair, Kansas State
2. Landon Trout, Kansas State
3. Quinten Bina, Kansas State
4. Courtney Harle, Iowa State
5. Mandi Schick, Wisconsin-Platteville
6. Tyler Atkinson, Iowa State
7. Aiden Bobholz, Iowa State
8. April Molitor, Wisconsin-Platteville
9. Keigo Imal, South Dakota State
10. Noah Ziegler, South Dakota State

See Full Results Here