CDE Teams

6. Sales, demonstrate the professional sales process
9. evaluate cut flowers, house plants, flowering plants, floral designs
10. Science, designs a new food product or re-designs an existing one using a marketing scenario
11. marketing and consumption of chickens, turkeys, processed products and eggs
14. observe and evaluate in order to rank horses
16. identify various landscaping plant materials
19. various forage species to evaluate hay
23. Technology & Mechanical Systems, This event tests both technical and agricultural mechanics skills
26. Science, technical competency with small and large animals

1. & Natural Resources, promote environmental and natural resource instruction
2. develop skills in identifying common insects
3. evaluate fleeces for fineness, length and yield, rank fleeces within a group
4. Cattle, evaluate dairy cattle on physical characteristics
5. judge sites based on characteristics of the soil
6. demonstrate knowledge of agronomic management
7. identify various meat cuts, place beef, lamb and pork carcasses
8. identify plant species, proper habitat management practices, safety procedures, game laws, management techniques
12. Technician, team members appraise components and parts of tractors and agricultural implement
13. Evaluation, nonagronomic use of land including
15. An actual pasture is evaluated on the basis of characteristics of the soil exposed
17. Beef cattle, sheep and swine are evaluated for market values
18. ID, Contestants identify samples of grasses, forbs, legumes, and woody plants
19. identification of both hardwood and pine species
20. Quality, quality production, processing, distribution, promotion, marketing and consumption of dairy products
21. evaluate 50 cotton samples
22. Plan, developing and presenting a marketing plan
24. Communications, participate in a simulated news conference
25. Business Management, Management skills and economic principles