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Iowa FFA tractor restoration grows in popularity
One of the favorite stops for current farmers, former farmers and many others at the Iowa State Fair is the display of restored tractors that are entered in the FFA Ag Mechanics competition.
The tractor restoration project has seen a big spike in participation in recent years. We discussed the reasons behind that growth with the supervisors of the FFA Ag Mechanics show at the Iowa State Fair, Evan Babcock and Dan May.
AUDIO: Babcock and May (5:30 MP3)
We also talked to one of the FFAers in this year’s restored tractor competition, Hunter Wilz of the Agri-Power FFA Chapter at Eddyville. Hunter won the grand champion award in this competition two years ago.
First-place winners in this year’s Iowa FFA restored tractor competition were:
To see a complete list of 2012 Iowa State Fair FFA results, click here.
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