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Agricultural Sales
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
CDE Agricultural Technology & Mechanical Systems
CDE Agronomy
CDE Floriculture
Creed Speaking
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Employment Skills
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Environmental & Natural Resources CDE
Career development events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
The Environmental and Natural Resources CDE includes a national and global issues interview; environmental and natural resources problem solving; soil tests and profiles; air and water analysis; GPS use; waste management; and more.
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Farm Business Management CDE
Career development events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
The Farm Business Management CDE helps students develop business management skills and learn to apply economic principles to agriculture and agribusiness.
Food Science and Technology CDE
Food Science and Technology CDE
Forestry CDE
Career development events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
The Forestry CDE requires students to demonstrate their skills in diagnosing forest disorders, managing forests and forest inventory and applying approved silviculture practices.
Horse Evaluation
In the Horse Evaluation CDE, students evaluate and rank horses based on breed characteristics, conformation and performance. As a team, students cooperatively solve problems related to equine selection, management, nutrition and production.
Introduction to the Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management CDE
Livestock Evaluation CDE
Participants in the Livestock Evaluation CDE cooperatively classify livestock as “keep” or “cull” for market and breeding purposes based on physical characteristics and records.
Meats Evaluation and Technology
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Milk Quality Products CDE
Career development events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Participants in the Milk Quality and Products CDE demonstrate their knowledge about the quality production, processing, distribution, promotion and marketing of milk and dairy foods.
Parliamentary Procedure
Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
Poultry Evaluation
Poultry Evaluation
The Poultry Evaluation CDE test students’ skills in the production, processing, and marketing of chickens, turkeys, processed poultry products and eggs.
Veterinary Science CDE
Career development events focus on student success. FFA members study and practice to gain a complete and comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to succeed in a related career.
The Veterinary Science CDE provides opportunities for participants to develop technical knowledge and demonstrate practical skills in the field of veterinary science
