Delaware FFA CDE Waiver Form Hardcopy
Digital Delaware FFA Waiver Form
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- A list of the CDE Schedules can be found here
Agriscience Fair – 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
Agriculture Communications This contest has been moved to June CDE week
Agricultural Sales– Delaware Product Information
Agricultural Mechanics | Middle School Agricultural Mechanics
Agronomy and Middle School Agronomy
High School Dairy Evaluation and Middle School Dairy Evaluation
Environmental & 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
Marketing Plan– Portfolios are due at Preliminaries, contest will be at State Convention
Meat Evaluation and Technology
Milk Quality Milk Quality Scantron| Middle School Milk Quality
High School Nursery Landscaping | Middle School Nursery Landscaping
High School Poultry Evaluation | Middle School Poultry Evaluation
Talent/ Band/ and Chorus Follow National Rules and Guidelines – Performs at preliminaries and State Convention