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Ag Ed/FFA Calendar

FFA Application Deadline Calendar

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location
Chapter Officer Leadership Training provides training specifically for FFA chapter officer teams but other members such as junior officers or committee chairs that advisors feel will benefit are welcome. Three dates/locations are offered during the summer months (generally July). Two camps are generally offered as an overnight format, start at 1:00 p.m. day one end at 11:00 a.m. day two. One camp is generally offered as a one day format 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. One camp will is offered in southern Utah, one in central Utah and one in northern Utah. Registration materials for the camps will be added to the website and sent to FFA chapters in early May.

Dates and locations for the 2011 COLT camps are set for:
Southern COLT - SUU Mountain Center, Cedar City, UT - July 13-14, 2011
One Day COLT - To Be Announced (Utah County Area)- July 12, 2011
Northern COLT - Morgan County Fairgrounds - July 6-7, 2011

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location
The Utah Council of Farmer Cooperatives conducts the annual FFA Co-op Quiz generally in early October (exact date/time/location will be announced when available).  A maximum of three members from each chapter are encouraged to compete for cash scholarships of $150.00, $100.00 and $50.00 to the top three scoring individuals.  In addition the top scoring individual is offered a scholarship to attend the FFA Washington Leadership Conference during the following summer.  The scholarship is for travel & registration expenses up to $1,000.00.

Chapter awards are also presented.   The scores of all individuals from a chapter will be added together and cash prizes of $150.00, $100.00 and $50.00 will be presented to the chapter with the best combined scores.

There is NO COST for the Co-op Quiz or the Awards Banquet courtesy of the Utah Council of Farmer Cooperatives. This is a great opportunity to meet with many of the leaders in agriculture from our state.

The Co-op Quiz is written and administered by Dr. Ruby Ward, USU Applied Economics Department.  She is eager to help any and all chapters prepare for the quiz.  Study materials for the quiz include old tests (available from Dr. Ward) and the following from the USDA Rural Development Website:  http://www.rurdev.usda.gov  At the following URL:  http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/pubcat.htm

The specific sections generally used for the quiz are as:

CIR 14 "What Co-op Directors Do"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir14.pdf

CIR-35 "Understanding Capper-Volstead"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir35.pdf

CIR 45 Section 2 "Cooperative Business Principals"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir452.pdf

CIR 45 Section 3 "The Structure of Cooperatives"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir453.pdf 

CIR 45 Section 14 "How to Start a Cooperative"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir4514.pdf

CIR-60 "Agricultural Cooperatives in the 21st Century"
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir-60.pdf

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location
The National FFA Convention is held annually in October.  Currently the convention is held in Indianapolis, IN.  For the best available information please check out National FFA Organization website at: http://www.ffa.org

The Utah FFA Association offers a travel package each year but chapters are NOT required to travel with the Association and are free to make all of their own arrangements.

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location
This activity is not planned, conducted or supervised by the Utah FFA Association officers or staff.

Snow College FFA Field Day is an invitational event offered to all FFA chapters by the Snow College Badger Ag Club.  The date will be posted as soon as it is available but is generally the second or third Tuesday in October.  Complete registration details and forms will be provided by Snow College and are generally sent in early September.  The following competitive events are generally offered:

Livestock Judging
Dairy Cattle Judging
Land/Soils Judging - STATE CONTEST
Range Evaluation - STATE CONTEST
Agronomy Contest - STATE CONTEST
Floriculture Contest
Farm Business Management Contest
Horse Judging
Agricultural Mechanics Contest

The three events designated as “State Contests” are the state level events for the Utah FFA Association.  The winning team in the Agronomy Contest represents Utah at the National FFA Convention competition.  The Land/Soils and the Range contests are not recognized by the National FFA Organization but a national competition is conducted annually in Oklahoma.

 

Utah FFA Association Area Contests

Each of the 10 Areas in the Utah FFA Association conducts the Area Contest in January (click here for available current year info)

 

All Area Contest results and award applications must be DELIVERED to the State Executive Secretary by Feb 1 of the current year. - (Click Here to download the Area Contest Results Report Form)

 

Competitions conducted at the Area Contests include:
Creed Speaking CDE
Parliamentary Procedure CDE
Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE
Prepared Public Speaking CDE
American FFA Degree
State Star Awards
State Star Greenhand Awards
State FFA Degree
Proficiency Awards

 

Utah FFA Association State Convention - March 8-10, 2012

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location
The Utah FFA Association State Convention is conducted each spring.

Competitions conducted at the annual convention include:
Creed Speaking CDE
Parliamentary Procedure CDE
Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE
Prepared Public Speaking CDE
Job Interview CDE - (Click Here for 2011-12 Details)
Chapter Records Contest
Chapter Display Contest
Agriscience Fair
Superior Chapter Award
Five Star Chapter Award

 

The following award competitions are completed and presented to students:
American FFA Degree
State Star Awards
State Star Greenhand Awards
State FFA Degree
Intermountain Farmers Association Scholarship
Western AgCredit Scholarship
State Proficiency Awards

 

Awards and recognition are given to FFA Partners for the following:
Honorary State FFA Degree
Blue and Gold Service Award
Distinguished Service

Award Additionally State FFA Officer selection takes place and state and constitutional business is conducted by the Official Chapter Delegates.

See Utah FFA Association Calendar of Events for date/location

The Utah Leadership Conference is a high energy, personal and leadership skills development conference for FFA members.  Two conferences are generally conducted usually on the first two Friday/Saturdays in December.  The conference curriculum is intended for high school Sophomore & Juniors.  All participants will come away from the conference having gained skills that will be useful to them not only in the FFA but for the rest of their life experiences.  Mingle with FFA members from all over the state as well as your State FFA Officers and fantastic presenters.  Watch for registration packets and details in October.

The State Career Development Events are held each year at Utah State University in Logan, UT. 

The following events are conducted:
Agricultural Communications - (2011 CDE Info) - (Click here for Tips & Info)
Agricultural Issues Forum
Agricultural Mechanics - (2011 CDE Info)
Agricultural Sales - (2011 CDE Info) - (Click here for Past Tests)
Dairy Cattle Evaluation
Dairy Foods - (Past Tests)
Farm Business Management
Floriculture - (2011 CDE Info) - (Sample Test)
Forestry - Click for - (2011 CDE Info) - (Test Bank) - (Chainsaw Safey Guide) - (Wildlife TSI Practises)
Food Science and Technology - (2011 CDE Info)
Horse Evaluation
Livestock Evaluation
Meats Evaluation and Technology - (Past Tests)
Nursery/Landscape - (2011 CDE Info) - (Sample Test)
Poultry Evaluation

The winning teams in each of these events represent Utah at the National FFA CDE held at the National FFA Convention.  All events are planned and conducted as closely as possible to the rules in the National FFA Organization Career Development Events Handbook.  Specific state differences are listed in the Utah FFA Association Chapter Guide to State FFA Activities and are published each year by the State FFA Executive Secretary.

For the most current information on the Utah State Fair please go to their website at:  http://www.utah-state-fair.com

Opportunities to compete at the State Fair include the:
4-H and FFA Junior Livestock Show
FFA Crops and Agricultural Mechanics Entries
Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Poultry, Rabbit and Cavy Shows

The Utah FFA Association runs the Utah State Fair Little Hands on the Farm Display.  Two FFA chapters per day are asked to provide 10 members each to run this outstanding display.  State FFA officers and staff help with the display.  Contact the State FFA Executive Secretary to sign up for a shift at Little Hands on the Farm.