Ag Sales

State Ag Sales Contest

Teams will compete in an in-person contest on March 28, 2025. 

Number of Teams:

• This contest is capped at the first 15 schools to register. One team per school.

Scantron

• Judging Card Ag. Sales/Ag. Mech/FBM (105481) 

Location Notes:

• Teams will assemble in B104 at the FVTC Main Campus Building. 

Description of the Contest:

• Teams will consist of four members and all 4 members will be scored. Team scores will be the sum of the top 3 team members. If ties occur, the following events will be used in the listed order to determine award recipients. The higher score will be used to break the tie. 

Individual: 1. Sales Presentation, 2.Exam Score

Team: 1. Sales Presentation, 2.Exam Score

• The contest will consist of:

Team Activity: None

Individual Activities:

1.  General Knowledge Examination (25-50 multiple choice questions)

2.  Live Sales Presentation 

•  FVTC will follow the 2025 WI Ag Sales Product Information and Customer (Judge) Scenario Resources.

• Wisconsin Ag Sales Rubric for Scoring Live Sales Presentation 

•  All members of the team may sell the same product or they can choose to sell different products, but only selected products from the resource section can be sold.

• Each contestant must present/sell the product of their choice to the customer (judge). Again, select one product group from the selection list. Your customer/judge will then select one of the profiles listed, the customer will NOT tell you which profile they select. 

• Your customer/judge will play that role as the customer. You, the contestant, will ask questions to the customer/judge regarding their business, purchasing decisions, etc., and inform them of the product features and benefits. 

3. We will NOT have a live customer service presentation CDE component. 

The event will follow the format of the WI State FFA CDE Handbook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MCo9UiEyGG9j37Xbc7_NQms5F0RJjXA8O27o46ngYZ8/edit?tab=t.0

Special Requirements:

• It is required that participants wear FFA Official Dress for this event

• Any participant in possession of an electronic device (other than a simple non-programmable calculator) during any portion of the contest is subject to disqualification.

• Teams are expected to bring their own #2 pencils, clipboard, and basic calculators. 

• During the live sales presentation, the use of note cards is permitted. A student-designed, produced, and printed sales item is acceptable to be used with the presentation, but not required. Printed materials only.