The La Porte-Dysart FFA Chapter was among 25 teams from across Iowa who made their way to Manchester in September to take part in the 2025 Iowa FFA Milk Quality & Products Career Development Event. The contest gives students a hands-on chance to show off their know-how when it comes to milk quality and dairy foods — skills that go far beyond the average grocery store dairy aisle.

When the final results were tallied, the Postville FFA team came out on top, earning the title of Iowa Champion Team. They’ll go on to represent the state this October at the National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. The Northeast FFA Chapter from Goose Lake earned Reserve Champion honors.

Individual honors went to Isabelle White of Postville FFA, who was named the Champion Individual, and to La Porte-Dysart’s own Brandon Frush, who proudly brought home the title of Reserve Champion Individual — a great accomplishment for both him and the local chapter.

The event was made possible through support from Crystal Farms and the Iowa FFA Foundation, with milk quality samples prepared by the faculty and staff at Iowa State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.

Congratulations to all the students who participated and represented their hometowns, schools, and the future of Iowa agriculture so well!

A full list of top teams and individuals from the event is included below.

Top 10 Teams

1 Postville FFA

2 Northeast FFA

3 Central Community FFA

4 Western Christian FFA

5 La Porte-Dysart FFA

6 Ames FFA

7 Beckman Catholic @Dyersville

8 Maquoketa Valley FFA

9 Calamus-Wheatland FFA event

10 Lansing FFA Chapter

Top 10 Individuals

Isabelle White, Postville FFA

Brandon Frush, La Porte-Dysart FFA

Madelyn Connell, Postville FFA

Mckayla Weber, Maquoketa Valley FFA

Willow Guernsey, Ames FFA

Raelyn Schroeder, Northeast FFA

Talja VanNiejenhuis, Western Christian FFA

Hull Kristy Schaffer, Central Community FFA

Roman Schuster, Beckman Catholic @Dyersville

Irey Mettille, Lansing FFA Chapter