Oneida Soils and Water Conservation District

On November 12th, Mary Moss, a member of the Malad High School FFA, competed in the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation District speech competition. This event was held at their annual conference in Idaho Falls. The theme of the speech contest this year, which is decided by the National Association of Conservation Districts, was “May the Forest be with you Always”. She placed second against three other contestants from around the state with her unique speech about how foreign animal fecal matter can affect forests. She presented ideas on how we can advocate for agriculture and the conservation of agriculture to help educate those around us. 

Mary also competed on October 17th in Pocatello at the Fall Division V IASCD meeting where she placed first against another contestant from South Bingham. 

The Malad Elementary 5th graders were challenged in September with a poster contest sponsored by the Oneida Soil and Water Conservation District. The theme of the contest, which is decided by the National Association of Conservation Districts was “May the Forest be with you Always”. These incredible posters were judged by the board of supervisors and cash prizes were awarded. The winners were (left to right) Rickell Call 3rd place, Frank Fesler 2nd place, and Abigail Smith 1st place.

These winning posters were then taken to the IASCD Fall Division V meeting in Pocatello on October 17th to be judged against other area students. Frank Fesler received a 2nd place award at this event also.