Career Development Events

What crops can we grow? What houses can we build? These are just some of the things you will be determining if you do this contest. 

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Quizlet

Slope card

Ag Soils

Urban Soils

The Job Interview CDE is designed for FFA members to develop, practice, and demonstrate skills needed in seeking employment. Each part of the event simulates “real-world” activities that will be used by real-world employers. 

The Animal Management CDE is designed for students to demonstrate their knowledge of small animals such as dogs, rabbits, cats, ferrets, and other small animals. 

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Event outline

Presentations

Rodents and Fish

The Food Science CDE is designed to promote learning activities in food science and technology related to the food industry and to assist students in developing practical knowledge of principles used in a team decision-making process.

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Event Outline

Quizlet

The Parliamentary Procedure CDE is designed for students to be able to demonstrate how to properly perform parliamentary procedures and cover discussions given. 

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Event Outline

Videos

Advanced Parli Outline

Advanced Parli Video

This contest is designed for Middle Schoolers to explore different agricultural careers. 

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Career Exploration

During the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE), students work within teams to rank breeding and market classes of beef, sheep, and swine and give oral reasons to back up their decisions. 

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Livestock Info

This CDE allows members to observe and evaluate in order to rank horses based on breed characteristics and conformation. Performance classes are evaluated within various equestrian styles.  American Quarter Horse standards are used in performance classes. Three or four-member teams with the top three scores counting toward the team score.

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Equine

This contest is for students to demonstrate their knowledge of nature. 

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Nature

The Wildlife contest tests students' skills in wildlife management principles and techniques along with the identification of species, tools, and equipment. 

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General Resources

Participants in the Meats Evaluation CDE delve into the science of meat. During this team event, students evaluate beef carcasses for quality and yield grade; identify various meat cuts and place carcasses; and identify wholesale and/or retail cuts.

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Quizlets

Participants in the Outdoor Power CDE are asked to use mechanical skills such as recognizing fluids, measurements, and more. 

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Event Outline

Participants in the Poultry Evaluation CDE select live meat-type chickens for broiler breeding, evaluate and place live egg-type hens, and rate the finished product by evaluating and grading ready-to-cook carcasses and parts of chickens and turkeys.

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General Resources

Participants in the Vet Science CDE are asked to check their knowledge on vet science information. 

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Event Outline