General CDE & LDE Information:

CDE & LDE Calendar

October 2023

16 State Soils Judging CDE – Dallas (8am Start) 

November 2023

19 State Food Science – Oregon State University 

19 State Ag Sales – Oregon State University

Complete your fall CDE Evaluation for all October & November events: Click here

February  2024

21 Sectionals: Blue Mountain, Eastern Oregon & Snake River Districts

    • Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 12

26 Sectionals: Southern Oregon, Umpqua, & Upper Willamette Districts

    • Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 16

27 Sectionals: Central Oregon & Mt. Hood Districts

    • Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 17

March 2024

5 Sectionals: Capital, Lower Willamette & Northwest Districts

    • Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 23

21-24 State FFA Convention – Deschutes Fair & Expo Center

    • Marketing Plan 
      • Written Marketing Plan must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3
    • Farm Business Management 
    • Agricultural Issues
      • Ag Issues Portfolio (PDF) must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 15
    • Beginning Public Speaking 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
      • Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
    • Sophomore Public Speaking 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
      • Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
    • Prepared Public Speaking 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
      • Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
    • Job Interview 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
      • Resumes, Cover Letters, and Letters of Recommendation for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
    • Extemporaneous Public Speaking 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
      • 2023-2024 Topics
    • Parliamentary Procedures 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
    • Conduct of Chapter Meetings 
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
    • Creed Speaking
      • Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
    • Coop Quiz
      • Individuals must qualify at the district level to advance to state, No registration needed

Complete your winter CDE Evaluation for all February & March events: Click here

April 2024

19 State Nursery – Chemeketa Community College (1pm Start)

20 State Floriculture – Chemeketa Community College (8am Start)

27 State Vet Science – Corvallis

May 2024

3 State Envirothon (Env. and Natural Resources CDE) – Oregon Gardens 

6-7 OSU CDE Days – Oregon State University

    • Agricultural Mechanics at Central High School (Monday)
    • Agricultural Communications (Monday)
    • Meats Evaluation (Monday)
    • Horse Evaluation (Monday)
    • Dairy Cattle Eval (Monday)
    • Poultry Evaluation (Tuesday)
    • Crops/Agronomy (Tuesday)
    • Milk Quality & Products (Tuesday)

20 State Forestry – Umpqua Community College

Complete your spring CDE Evaluation for all April & May events: Click here

August 2024

26 State Livestock Evaluation – Oregon State Fair