The National FFA Organization contests have changed so they do not just cover Career Development Events (CDEs) but also Leadership Development Events (LDE’s), in order to reflect the focus on skills that students were developing and to help better prepare them for future careers in agriculture. The various CDE’s and LDE’s provided by FFA help lead students to one of the over 300 careers found within the food, science and business areas of the agriculture industry.
The Delaware FFA Association has 26 Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events that it holds each year for FFA Members. The main Career and Leadership Development Events are held three times a year: State Convention (March), CDE/LDE Week (June), and at the Delaware State Fair (July). Through the Delaware FFA Foundation, companies can sponsor a Career or Leadership Development Event to cover the costs of the 1st place team/individual to attend the National FFA Convention, and in some cases the 2nd place team to attend The Big E Regional Event at Springfield, MA (For Agriscience Fair- the top score from each room judged will be sent to Big E- up to three displays. In the event that the top score from that room cannot attend, the next top first place score in that room shall attend).
CDE/ LDE Introduction and Overview
Agriscience Fair (2017-2021) – Prequalifying Rubrics must be uploaded with the application for National FFA Convention.
High School Agriscience Fair Checklist | Middle School Agriscience Fair Checklist
Career and Leadership Development Events
Agricultural Sales– 2020 Delaware Product Information | Product Brochure
Agricultural Mechanics| Middle School Agricultural Mechanics
Agronomy and Middle School Agronomy
High School Dairy Evaluation and Middle School Dairy Evaluation
Environmental and Natural Resources
Floriculture | Middle School Floriculture
Food Science | Jr Food Science
Forestry and Middle School Forestry
Horse Evaluation and Middle School Horse Evaluation
Livestock Evaluation | Middle School Livestock Evaluation
Meat Evaluation and Technology
Milk Quality Milk Quality Scantron| Middle School Milk Quality
Nursery and Landscaping | Middle School Nursery and Landscaping