Iowa FFA Ag Ed/FFA Update

Iowa Ag Ed Update

CDE Rules & Resources

FFA Blue Book
Rules and Policy Manual for FFA Chapters
Check for Updates Frequently.

FFA Blue Book (PDF)

CDE Helpers
While the teachers (in the following Excel file) do not claim to be "experts", they are willing to assist with your specific questions.

list of CDE Helpers

RESULTS of past CDEs

Leadership CDEs

Extemporaneous Speaking Themes

Iowa Agriscience Fair Rules

Magic Formula for Speeches & Presentations

Old Abilities/Questions

FFA Creed Interpretted for "Today"

2006 Leadership CDE Materials

2006 Leadership CDE Materials (Sub-District)

2005 Leadership CDE Materials

2004 Leadership CDE Materials

2003 Leadership CDE Materials

2002 Leadership CDE Materials

Example Old CDE Abilities, Topics & Questions

Ag Skills CDEs

Ag Skills Table of Contents - General Rules

Ag Communications

Ag Communications CDE Rules

Ag Mechanics

Ag Mech Resources 2006

Ag Mechanics 1990 and Prior

Ag Sales

Ag Sales CDE

Ag Sales 2006 - Exam, Practicuums, Market Analysis

Ag Sales 2005

Ag Sales 2003

Agronomy (Crops)

Agronomy CDE Rules 2009

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Foods

Dairy Foods CDE Resources (2009)

Dairy Foods CDE Rules

Suggestions for Mixing Practice Milk Samples

2008 Dairy Products REFERENCES

Envirothon (Natural Resources/Forestry)

Envirothon

Envirothon Website Link

Envirothon (Word doc)

Envirothon (pdf doc)

Farm Business Management

FBM Rules (revised 2008)

2009 FBM CDE Resources

TOPIC - Recession

AgDM Newsletter, February 2009 - Bob Jolly, Managing through a recession: options for farm operators and agriculture lenders

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/jolly/JollyFeb09.html

AgDM Newsletter, February 2009 - William Edwards, Managing through a recession: options for farm operators

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/articles/edwards/EdwFeb09.html

Iowa Farm Outlook, February 2009, Econ Info 1986

http://www.econ.iastate.edu/outreach/agriculture/periodicals/ifo/IFO_2009/ifo020109.pdf#page=6

2008 FBM CDE References

Evaluating the Profitability of Crop Rotations (Dec 2006)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-80.html

Tracking the Profitability of Corn Production (March 2008)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-85.html

Estimated Costs of Crop Production in Iowa (Jan 2008)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a1-20.html

Choosing Corn Hybrids
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2006/3-13/hybrids.html

FBM Individual Exam KEY 2008

FBM Team Event KEY 2008

FBM Indiv Attachment 2008

FBM Exam attachment 2008

FBM Exam attachment (Team) 2008

FBM 2006 Exams and Keys

FBM 2006 Exam Attachments

Farm Business Mgmt 2005

Farm Business Mgmt 2004

Farm Business Mgmt 1999

Farm Business Mgmt 1998

Floriculture

Food Science

Horse

Livestock

Livestock CDE Rules (PDF)

Pork Buying Program (replaces Lean Pork Value)

Livestock CDE Part 1

Livestock CDE Part 2 (Slaughter Cattle Form)

Beef Card (PDF)

Sheep Card (PDF)

Swine Card (PDF)

Marketing Plan

Marketing Plan CDE Rules

Meats

Meats CDE PART 1

Meats PART 2 BeefWksht

Meats PART 3 PlacingCards

Meats PART 4 BeefGrading

Nursery & Landscape

Nursery Landscape CDE

2008 Nursery-Landscape CDE Materials

2007 Nursery-Landscape CDE Materials

Plant Disorders Study Tool Part 1

Plant Disorders Study Tool Part 2

Plant Disorders Study Tool Part 3

Nursery & Landscape 2006

Nursery & Landscape 2003

Nursery & Landscape 2001

Nursery & Landscape 1999

Nursery & Landscape 1998

Nursery & Landscape 1997

Nursery & Landscape 1996

Nursery & Landscape 1994

Soils