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Career Development Events

Compete in one of the following contests. 

  • Ag Sales

  • Ag Technologies & Mechanics

  • Agronomy

  • Dairy Cattle

  • Dairy Handler

  • Environmental Science (Envirothon)

  • Farm Business Management

  • Floriculture

  • Forestry

  • Horse Evaluation

  • Livestock Evaluation

  • Marketing Plan

  • Meat Evaluation & Technology

  • Milk Quality & Products

  • Nursery & Landscape

  • Poultry Evaluation

  • Soils Judging

  • Veterinary Science

  • Wildlife Management

Most of the regional CDE contests are held at UW-River Falls for our region. Some teams will need to qualify at this contest to compete at the state competition at UW-Madison. Other teams can compete at the state competition without qualifying elsewhere.

The State Soils Judging CDE is held at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days each year.

The State contest for Marketing Plan CDE is held at state FFA convention.

The state Environmental Science CDE is held at the Wisconsin Envirothon. The top FFA team will be the winner of the CDE.

For more information and resources, visit the Wisconsin CDE page.

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World Dairy Expo FFA Contests

  • Central National Dairy Cattle Judging

  • Central National Dairy Showmanship

  • Central National Dairy Products Judging

  • World Forage Management Cup

World Dairy Expo and exhibitors also host educational seminars and special activities for FFA members on the same day.

Find out more here 

https://worlddairyexpo.com/pages/FFA-Activities.php

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Region 10 Arabian Horse Judging

Region 10 Arabian Horse Judging

Divisions: 4H/FFA, Arabian Horse Association, Collegiate

Judging Contest includes 2 halter classes, 3 performances classes, and oral reasons for 1 halter and 1 performance class.

Held in Southern Wisconsin in spring

http://region10arabians.com/judging-team/

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Midwest Horse Fair Horse Judging

The Midwest Horse Fair has horse judging contests for youth. There is divisions for 10-13 years old, 14-17 years old, and 18+ years old. Judging contest includes 2 halter classes, 2 performance classes, 20 observation questions, and a written test.

https://midwesthorsefair.com/index.php?p=features/competitions/horse-judging

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Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival Judging

Age Divisions: 

Junior 11-13

Intermediate: 14-17

Senior: 18-21

Contest Makeup: 2 to 3 classes of breeding sheep, 1 class of market lambs, 10 questions on each class, Skillathon, identify retail lamb cuts, fleece class

Held in September

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