Across
- 1. Participants select live meat-type chickens for broiler breeding, evaluate and place live egg-type hens, and rate the finished product by evaluating and grading ready-to-cook carcasses and parts of chickens and turkeys
- 3. Students are evaluated on their ability to conduct an orderly and efficient meeting using debate
- 6. Participants research the pros and cons of an agricultural problem and present their findings to a panel of judges
- 7. Participants work as a team of communication consultants to develop a written media plan, present the plan to a panel of judges, and, as individuals, apply what they have learned during practicums, a quiz and editing exercise
- 8. Students identify plants, judge flower arrangements and solve problems. Participants also demonstrate skills in flower arranging
- 9. Participants demonstrate their knowledge about the quality production, processing, distribution, promotion and marketing of milk and dairy foods.
- 11. Students develop technical knowledge and an ability to work with others to solve complex agricultural problems. The event is built around students learning and executing a “systems approach” – or the process of understanding how solving one problem influences others
- 15. During this team event, students evaluate beef carcasses for quality and yield grade; identify various cuts and place carcasses; and identify wholesale and/or retail cuts
- 16. Students showcase their agricultural knowledge and ability to think on their feet by giving a speech and answering questions with limited prep time
Down
- 1. Students write and deliver a six to eight-minute speech about a current agriculture-related topic
- 2. Students competing gain experience and skills essential to the production and marketing of ag products. The team event illustrates related careers and offers a firsthand look at developing product knowledge
- 4. Participants get a leg up on their future careers by developing the skills needed to seek jobs in the industry of agriculture
- 5. Students work within teams to rank breeding and market classes of beef, sheep and swine and give oral reasons to back up their decisions
- 10. “I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds…” This competition recognizes outstanding FFA members in seventh through ninth grades for their ability to present this speech from memory and answer three questions related to it
- 12. Challenges students to build and demonstrate knowledge in crops and plants. Participation grants students exposure to many ways that science and technology collaborate to grow the world’s major food crops
- 13. Students working in teams demonstrate their technical competency with small and large animals by completing a written exam, critical-thinking scenario questions, identifications and hands-on practicums
- 14. Students gain new insights into equine science by evaluating and ranking them based on breed characteristics, conformation and performance. Participants defend their decisions through oral reasons in front of a panel of judges