Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Grain Merchandising Contest. The purpose of the Grain Merchandising Contest is to stimulate interest in the area of grain merchandising and to make students aware of the complex decision-making process associated with merchandising agricultural products. Arcanum MVCTC FFA members, Lance Brinksneader, Charlie Weiss, Logan Brinksneader, Ben Hartman, Donnie Hathaway, Danicka Michael, Cheyenne Swisher, RyLee Judy, Bohdan Menzie, Dane Byers, Austin Subler and Keegan Aultman completed the online test portion of the contest in February . During the online test, students were given 50 general knowledge questions about Grain Merchandising and 5 problem solving questions. The questions included puts, calls, basis, and hedging. The team finished in the top 10 in the State and qualified for the State Finals on March 18th. Lance, Charlie, Logan and Ben traveled to Wilmington College where they completed a simulation where they were tasked with marketing 20,000 bushels of grain across a calendar year using different grain marketing contracts. At the end of the contest the team from Arcanum was 1st in the State. The team members would like to thank Janelle Bell for coaching the team.
Members of the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Grain Merchandising Team that competed in the State Finals were (L to R) Ben Hartman, Logan Brinksneader, Charlie Weiss, and Lance Brinksneader.
