CDE & LDE

What are LDEs?

Leadership Development Events focus on communication, public speaking, teamwork, and leadership skills.

What are CDEs?

Career Development Events test agricultural knowledge and technical skills in real-world career areas.

Leadership Development Events

Agricultural Issues Forum

Encourages discussion and analysis of current issues impacting agriculture and society.

Conduct of Chapter Meetings

Simulates official FFA meetings while developing leadership and teamwork abilities.

Creed Speaking

Builds confidence and communication skills through presentation of the FFA Creed.

Employment Skills

Develops resume writing, interviewing, and professional workplace readiness.

Extemporaneous Public Speaking

Challenges students to prepare and deliver speeches with limited preparation time.

Parliamentary Procedure

Uses Robert's Rules of Order to strengthen teamwork and organizational leadership.

Prepared Public Speaking

Develops public speaking and persuasive communication through prepared agricultural speeches.

Career Development Events

Agricultural Sales

Develops communication, marketing, and customer relation skills used in agricultural industries.

Agricultural Mechanics & Technology Systems

Focuses on welding, electrical systems, machinery, construction, and technical problem solving.

Agronomy

Tests knowledge of crops, soils, plant science, weed identification, and sustainable production.

Environmental & Natural Resources

Explores conservation, environmental science, ecology, and natural resource management.

Farm & Agribusiness Management

Develops business decision-making and financial management skills within agriculture.

Horse Evaluation

Evaluates horse structure, performance, breed characteristics, and selection.

Livestock Evaluation

Judges livestock quality and analyzes production traits in agricultural animals.

Marketing Plan

Builds entrepreneurship, presentation, and agricultural business strategy skills.

Meats Evaluation & Technology

Focuses on meat quality grading, processing, and product identification.

Poultry Evaluation

Tests knowledge of poultry production, grading, quality, and management.

Veterinary Science

Introduces animal health practices, medical terminology, and veterinary procedures.

Why It Matters

LDEs and CDEs help students develop leadership, confidence, teamwork, and career-ready agricultural skills. These experiences prepare FFA members for college, careers, and lifelong success. To join a team please see the information under the "Join" page!

FFA Leadership & Career Development Events