2022-2023 General CDE & LDE Information:

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
    • 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

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

    • Registration due 5pm, April 24
    • 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