JEROMESVILLE — The Hillsdale FFA Chapter won the Agriculture Power
Diagnostic CDE Contest on Feb. 2.
Members, Reed Twining and Wyiatt Hynek, traveled to Crawford County to compete against 14 other chapters.
The contest includes these rules:
Teams in the 2026 Ohio FFA Agricultural Power Diagnostics CDE consist of two students who troubleshoot and repair five pieces of equipment under time constraints.
Each station allows 20 minutes for repairs, with scoring based on diagnostic accuracy, procedural logic, and proper tool use.
Safety is mandatory, requiring Z87.1 safety glasses and working on equipment secured with jack stands; teams provide hand tools but not major teardowns like removing oil pans.
Congratulations to Reed and Wyiatt to placing 1st in the competition.