2016 Bet The Farm The future of agriculture.  This game designed by Kansas BEST!

Game Description

For the last 155 years, BLT Farms, Inc., run by Mr. Riley Bread and Family, has done things the old-fashioned way on their family farm. Horse-drawn plows slowly gave way to tractors and combines. BLT Farms has always been an early adopter of new technology, but not much has really changed for the small family farmer recently. The Bread鈥檚 four children 鈥 Henry, Lucas, Maria, and Olivia - have all gone away to college and come home with some new ideas about the future of their family farm including hydroponics and using robots on the farm. Their ideas are not the same, and arguments between the siblings have caused a ruckus on the homestead. Some of the arguments have curdled milk at twenty paces! To add to the problem, there鈥檚 been a bit of a drought lately and water is scarce. To determine what to do in terms of technology implementation on the farm, the Breads are seeking input from your Company. Their letter is enclosed below.


Dear Principal Ronald Brumby,
As a neighbor, I鈥檓 sure you know that the last few years have been tough for all of us farmers. With growing competition from international harvesters and the grasshopper plague that has stricken our community, we鈥檙e working faster than a Clydesdale to find and test new ideas that will help us continue to make our farms profitable. Our mates in Cleveland Bay have found some success using robotics for their farming operations. We would like to test something similar on our farm. Allie Calabrese, the mayor of Caspian, has offered to give all local farmers an allotment of seeds to test how robotics and automation might improve our planting and harvesting techniques. We would like to team up with your company to design and build robots that can find optimal solutions for planting and harvesting. Farming is not a one person operation. Due to the fact that we face many challenges, success will require planning, strategy, and teamwork. I hope that you鈥檒l agree to be part of this experiment.
Sincerely,
Mr. Riley Bread
BLT Farms Inc.

Event Dates

KickOff - Saturday, September 10, 2016 - CAC Theater & Rhatigan Student Center

Practice Day - October 15, 2016 - Heskett Center

Game Day - October 22, 2016 - Koch Arena

Participating Teams (* new teams)

Andale High School - Andale, KS

Atchison High School - Atchison, KS

Augusta High School - Augusta, KS

Bishop Carroll Catholic High School - Wichita, KS

Bluestem High School * - Leon, KS

Campus High School - Wichita, KS

Circle High School - Towanda, KS

Council Grove High School - Council Grove, KS

Derby High School - Derby, KS

El Dorado High School - El Dorado, KS

Ft. Scott High School - Ft. Scott, KS

Garden City High School - Garden City, KS

Homeschool of Johnson County - Olathe, KS

Kansas City Christian School - Kansas City, KS

Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School - Wichita, KS

Norwich School * - Norwich, KS

Philadelphia Christian Academy * - Park City, KS

Pike Valley High School - Scandia, KS

Riverbend International School - Atchison, KS

Rock Creek High School * - St. George, KS

Rose Hill High School - Rose Hill, KS

Salina South High School - Salina, KS

Solomon High School * - Solomon, KS

St. John's Military School * - Salina, KS

Valley Center High School - Valley Center, KS

Washburn Rural High School - Topeka, KS

West Franklin High School - Pomona ,KS

Wichita Collegiate Upper School - Wichita, KS

Wichita Southeast High School - Wichita, KS

Wichita Homeschool - Wichita, KS

Windsor High School * - Windsor, MO

Game Day Results

BEST Award

1st Place BEST - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place BEST - Homeschool of Johnson County, 3rd Place BEST - Philadelphia Christian Academy

Game Award (places in seeding rounds, and wins the elimination rounds).

1st Place Game - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place Game - Andale High School, 3rd Place Game - Salina South High School, 4th Place Game - Homeschool of Johnson County

Founders Award (Textron Aviation)

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Andale High School, 3rd Place - Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Most Robust Design Award (robot demonstrates excellent reliability and minimum maintenance by Spirit AeroSystems)

1st Place - Andale High School, 2nd Place - Valley Center High School, 3rd Place - Pike Valley High School

Software Design and Simulation Awards

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Garden City High School, 3rd Place - Rose Hill High School

Spirit and Sportsmanship Award

1st Place - Philadelphia Christian Academy, 2nd Place -Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Homeschool of Johnson County

Sportsmanship Award (Chosen by Teams)

1st Place - Homeschool of Johnson County, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Circle High School

Notebook Award

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Rose Hill High School, 3rd Place - Augusta High School

Marketing Presentation Award

1st Place -Rose Hill High School, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Homeschool of Johnson County

Team Exhibit Award

1st Place - Homeschool of Johnson County, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Circle High School

Bringin' Home the Bacon (most pigs rounded up)

1st Place - Washburn Rural, 2nd Place - Norwich High School, 3rd Place - West Franklin High School

Top Gun Award - Most Points Scored in the Preliminaries

Andale High School

Most Photogenic Robot Award

1st Place - Circle High School, 2nd Place - St. John's Military School, 3rd Place - Garden City High School

Best BEST T-Shirt Award:

1st Place - Council Grove High School, 2nd Place - Augusta High School, 3rd Place - Garden City High School

Tweeteriffic Award (Best tweet using #ksbest16 during Game Day Competition):

1st Place - Homeschool of Johnson County, 2nd Place - Philadelphia Christian Academy

These schools will represent Kansas BEST at the BEST Regional Competition in Ft. Smith Arkansas on December 2 and 3, 2016:

Wichita Homeschool, Homeschool of Johnson County, Philadelphia Christian Academy, Andale High School, Salina South High School, Rose Hill High School, Pike Valley High School