2022-2023 General CDE & LDE Information:
- The Following Items can be found in the advisor google folder:
2022-2023 CDE & LDE Calendar
October 17 State Soils Judging CDE – Merrill (8am Start)
- Registration due by 5pm, October 3
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Meghan Miller, Lost River FFA
- Ag Teacher Superintendents: Jeff Papke, Kathy Smith, & Derek Burbank
November 19 State Ag Sales – Oregon State University
- Team must qualify at the district level to advance to state
- Registration due 5pm November 9
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Ag Teacher Superintendents: Kathy Mayfield, Lynn Thomas, & Brooklyn Bush
November 19 State Food Science – Oregon State University
- Registration due 5pm November 4
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, no B Teams
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: OSU Food Science Department
- Ag Teacher Superintendents: Mitch Coleman, Kathy Smith, & Brenda Phearson
March 17-20 State FFA Convention – Deschutes Fair & Expo Center
- Registration due 5pm March 1
- Agricultural Issues
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, no B Teams
- Written Ag Issues Portfolio must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 10
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Marketing Plan
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, no B Teams
- Written Marketing Plan must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Farm Business Management
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Agricultural Issues
- Beginning Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the sectional level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm 10 days prior to the scheduled event date
- Manuscripts for the state level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3.
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Sophomore Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the sectional level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm 10 days prior to the scheduled event date
- Manuscripts for the state level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3.
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Prepared Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the sectional level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm 10 days prior to the scheduled event date
- Manuscripts for the state level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3.
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Extemporaneous Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- 2022-2023 Topics
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Advanced Parliamentary Procedures
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Conduct of Chapter Meetings
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Creed Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- 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 sectional level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm ten days prior to the scheduled event date
- Resumes, Cover Letters, and Letters of Recommendation for the state level must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3.
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Coop Quiz
- Individuals must qualify at the district level to advance to state, No registration needed
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Beginning Public Speaking
April 21 State Nursery – Chemeketa Community College (1pm Start)
- Registration due 5pm, April 7
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Chemeketa Community College
April 22 State Floriculture – Chemeketa Community College (8am Start)
- Registration due 5pm, April 7
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Chemeketa Community College
April 29 State Vet Science – Ontario High School
- Registration due 5pm, April 14
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Day of State Staff: Lee Letsch (Registration & Scoring) & Leila Graves (Event Specifics)
May TBA State Dairy Cattle Eval – Location –
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- 1pm Start, Registration from 12 – 1pm
May 8-9 OSU CDE Days – Oregon State University
- Agricultural Mechanics at Central High School (Monday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Onsite Registration: 8am at Central High School
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Lynn Thomas, Central FFA
- Day of State Staff: Leila Graves
- Agricultural Communications (Monday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, no B Teams
- Onsite Registration: 8am at OSU Memorial Union
- Media Proposal due by 5pm on May 1 – Email to Lee
- Questions: Contact Lee Letsch
- Meats Evaluation (Monday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Event to Take Place at OSU Clarks Meats Lab
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: OSU Meats Lab, Nathan Parker
- Day of State Staff: Lee Letsch
- Horse Evaluation (Monday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, no B Teams
- Onsite Registration:8:30-9am at OSU Horse Center.
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: OSU Horse Center, Dawn Sherwood
- Day of State Staff: Lee Letsch
- Poultry Evaluation (Tuesday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Onsite Registration: 8:45am at the Benton County Fairgrounds
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Day of State Staff: Leila Graves
- Crops/Agronomy (Tuesday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Onsite Registration: 7:30am at OSU Memorial Union
- Current Schedule found here will be finalized April 26
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: OSU Crops Club & Kirk Hutchinson
- Day of State Staff: Lee Letsch
- Milk Quality & Products (Tuesday)
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Onsite Registration: 8am at OSU Wiegand Hall
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: OSU Food Science Department
- Day of State Staff: Catelyn Sanders
TBA State Envirothon (Env. and Natural Resources CDE) – Oregon Gardens
- Must register with the Oregon Envirothon
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Oregon Envirothon
May 22 State Forestry – Umpqua Community College
- Registration due 5pm on May 8
- Each chapter is allowed one official team and one B team
- Onsite Registration: 8am
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Umpqua Community College
August 28 State Livestock Evaluation – Oregon State Fair
- Registration due 5pm on August 15
- Each chapter is allowed one official team, one B team and one novice team
- Questions: Contact Leila Graves
- Host: Linn Benton Community College