Career Development Events

2022-2023 General CDE & LDE Information:

The Following Items can be found in the advisor google folder:

Member Eligibility & General Event Rules (these pertain to EVERY event)
Specific Event Rules
Event Test Banks
Past Event Materials and Resources
Event Results
CDE Staffing Roles

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