LDE's
This LDE is open to 7th, 8th & 9th graders. The participant recites the FFA Creed and answers questions relating to it.
Creed Speaking
In this event students evaluate and place classes of dairy cattle. At the National level each team works together to create a management solution for a farm problem.
Dairy Evaluation
Agricultural Sales
What does CDE stand for?
Career Development Event
In this event students learn economic and business skills and analyze different farm business management practices.
Farm Business Management
Students in this event are evaluated on their ability to run a meeting using Robert's Rules of Order, also known as Parliamentary Procedure. Each team member assumes a different role in the meeting.
Parliamentary Procedure
In this event students identify and grade various cuts of beef, pork, and lamb.
Meats Evaluation
In this event a team of students works together to develop and present media plans about agriculture. They have to create multiple different kinds of communications.
Agricultural Communcations
What does LDE stand for?
Leadership Development Event
In this event students identify different flowers and make flower arrangements.
Floriculture
Employment Skills
In this event students evaluate and place classes of cattle, swine, and sheep.
Livestock Evaluation
In this event students work on a team to develop a skit that presents two sides of a current agricultural issue.
Agricultural Issues
What does SGLC stand for?
State Greenhand Leadership Conference
In this event a team of 3 develops a written marketing plan for a local agricultural business and presents it to a panel of judges.
Marketing Plan
In this competition you write & memorize a 6-8 minute speech about a current agricultural topic. After you have given your speech you get 5 minutes of questions from the judges.
Prepared Public Speaking
In this event students evaluate and place classes of horses.
Horse Evaluation
RANDOM: Minnesota is ranked what in dairy production
8th
What does WLC stand for?
Washington Leadership Conference
In this LDE students draw a topic, receive a half hour to research the topic, and then have to give a short speech and answer questions relating to it.
Extemporaneous Speaking
This event tests students dairy showmanship by having them show the cows that are being judged in dairy evaluation.
Dairy Handlers
RANDOM: The third planet from the sun
Earth
What does SLCCL stand for?
State Leadership Conference for Chapter Leaders
In this event students diagnose forest disorder, manage forest practices, and apply different practices relating to forestry.
Forestry