Contest Season Crossword Puzzle

1. exercise and reward students for developing knowledge, reasoning, and communication skills related to livestock evaluation and selection
4. to develop the ability to conduct business meetings in an orderly manner
5. to gain knowledge of the production, marketing, utilization, and culture of landscape plants.
6. recognize some of the more important beneficial and destructive species of insects
10. enables students to develop skills in dairy animal selection and dairy herd management
11. learn about crop production and factors that influence the quality of seed and forage crops
13. to develop skills and abilities needed to enter and advance in careers in the meat industry
14. to learn and study equine science, selection, management, and production
15. promote learning activities in food science and technology related to the food industry
16. to develop the ability of beginning FFA members to demonstrate their interpretation and self-expression
17. instruction of economic and agricultural business management principles

2. to develop the ability of FFA members to express themselves on a given subject without having prepared or rehearsed its content in advance, therefore causing them to formulate their remarks for presentation in a limited period of time
3. assist students in gaining knowledge and under-standing of important aspects of quality and marketing of milk and cheese
7. stimulate student interest in production and retailing of flowers, plants, and foliage
8. production, processing, marketing, and consumption of poultry products
9. to develop, practice, and demonstrate skills needed in seeking employment in the agricultural industry
12. students learn the areas of agricultural machinery, small engine power, tractor power, agricultural electrification, woodwork and carpentry, concrete and plumbing, metal fabrication, soil and water management, and repair and maintenance