The Overton FFA Chapter from Nebraska won the National Champion Team title in the Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Career Development Event at the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. This is Nebraska’s first national championship in the ENR CDE and the second national team championship for the state in any FFA Career Development Event in 98 years.
The ENR CDE is a competition that brings together teams from across the country. Participants apply ecological principles, identify species, and solve natural resource scenarios. The Nebraska ENR CDE is led by Andy Little, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources. He has overseen the statewide contest since 2019.
Andy Little said the contest helps prepare students for careers in natural resources. He credited the students and their agricultural educators for the team’s performance. Overton’s agricultural education teacher, Juliana Loudon, coached the team. She said Nebraska’s ENR CDE gives students knowledge in soils, water, wildlife, and environmental decision-making…