Baker Middle Schooler Chase Myatt places 4th in Nation at National FFA Convention

By Garrett Christensen on Friday, October 28th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER CITY – This week over 65,000 FFA members from across the nation have been attending the National Convention in Indiana. While all results have not yet been released, one national award recipient is from Baker City. 8^th Grader with Baker Middle School Chase Myatt took 4^th Place in National Agriscience Fair in Animal Science Division 1.

According to Baker FFA, Myatt “researched processing age to maximize profitability in meat rabbits. He completed a written research report of his findings, along with a research poster. As a finalist he was interviewed and shared his research today during the FFA Expo.

Chase also has a Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) where he raises and cares of over 100 market rabbits.”