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TO THE TEACHER:

The New Jersey State FFA Activity Guide is a compilation of all state events and activities available to the FFA members and chapters in New Jersey. It is organized in a manner that follows a typical calendar of events for the year. The guide contains general information about events, rules for state events, event forms and score cards, and New Jersey application forms for all possible events. Any of these forms or applications may be duplicated for judging practice or for submission to the State FFA Office. The guide was constructed with a numerical coding system for each major topic. Subtopics, or forms, are grouped under each major topic. For instance, the Fall Judging Career Development Event is coded 7.000. Information pertaining to the Fall Events as in the Turf Management Event is coded 7.001. This was done so that when a revised list is completed, it will also contain the same code and may be replaced with the updated form. The State Activity Guide was constructed to gain consistency among all chapters in the state. With this consistency, all New Jersey FFA members have the same opportunities. All advisors will have all application forms for their students. No "one" member or chapter has an advantage over another. Newly chartered chapters will receive the guide, allowing their students to be aware of activities that well-established chapters participate in each year. The original guide was designed in 1983 as part of my course work in the Agriculture Education Degree Program, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University. Original duplication of this guide was made possible by the Pre/In-service grant funded by the Division of Vocational Education, New Jersey Department of Education, Trenton. The H.O. Sampson Collegiate FFA Chapter and the 1983-84 State FFA Officers assisted in duplicating pages, collating and distributing the guide. Today guides are only available online.

New Jersey Program of Activities	1.001
New Jersey FFA Constitution/By-Laws	1.002
State FFA Officer Request Form	1.003
Chapter Requirements	1.004
Chapter Officer List (Must be completed via AET)	1.004a
Program of Activities	1.004b
Chapter FFA Officer Application	1.006
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy	1.007
2025 Advocacy and Legislative Leadership Day Announcement	2.001
2025 Advocacy and Legislative Leadership Day Participant List	2.001a
New Jersey Junior Breeder's Fund
Eastern States Exposition	4.000
Outstanding Member of the Month/Year Application (online application) Sample application (Must be completed via JotForm)	5.001
Leadership Experience And Development Conference (LEAD)	6.000
2025 LEAD Announcement	6.000a
2025 LEAD Participant List LEAD Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants LEAD Advisor Statement of Assurances	6.000b
New Jersey Career Development Events CDE & LDE Event Participation Policy	7.000
2025 Fall CDE Announcement and Rules	7.000a
2025 Fall CDE Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	7.000b
Scan-tron Sheets Multipurpose Land Judging Homesite Milk Quality and Products Forestry ENR Ag Mechanics Floriculture Meat Evaluation Farm & Agribusiness Management Agronomy Horse Evaluation Food Science & Technology Poultry Evaluation Veterinary Science Judging Scorecard
Turf Management CDE Handbook	7.001
Fruits and Vegetables Identification CDE Handbook	7.002
Land Judging CDE Handbook	7.005
Land Judging Made Easy	7.005b
National FFA Convention
How National Convention Meets CCCS	8.001
2025 National Officer Candidate Selection Process Timeline
Candidate Development Form
State Officer Candidates' School	9.002
2025 Member Leadership Series Conference (Mission/Connect) Announcement	9.003
2025 Member Leadership Series Conference (Mission/Connect) Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	9.003a
2025 Teach Ag Recruitment Event Announcement	9.003b
2025 Teach Ag Recruitment Event Registration	9.003c
2026 State Officers Candidates' School Announcement	9.004
2026 State Officers Candidates' School Participant List Permission Slip - Mandatory for ALL student participants	9.004a
2026 Winter Career Development Events Announcement	10.000
2026 Winter Career Development Events Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	10.000a
National FFA Career Development Events
Agricultural Issues Forum Handbook	10.002
2025 Horse Evalution Announcement	11.001
2025 Horse Evalution Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants
Horse Evaluation Career Development Event Handbook	11.002
Milk Quality and Products CDE Handbook	12.001
Farm & Agribusiness Management Handbook	12.002
Poultry Evaluation Handbook	12.003
2025 Summer CDE Announcement	12.003a
2025 Summer CDE Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	12.003b
2025 Livestock Evaluation CDE Announcement	12.003d
2025 Livestock Evaluation CDE Participant List	12.003e
Agricultural Sales Handbook	12.004
Floriculture Handbook	12.005
Nursery/Landscape Handbook	12.006
Dairy Cattle Management & Evaluation Handbook	12.007
Livestock Evaluation Handbook	12.008
2025 Dairy Cattle Management & Evaluation Announcement	12.007a
2025 Dairy Cattle Management & Evaluation Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants
Parliamentary Procedure Handbook	12.009
Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems Handbook	12.010
Forestry Handbook	12.013
Environmental and Natural Resources Handbook	12.014
Creed Speaking Handbook	12.015
6-8 Minute Prepared Public Speaking Handbook	12.016
Extemporaneous Public Speaking Handbook	12.017
Meat Evaluation and Technology Handbook	12.018
Agronomy Handbook	12.019
Veterinary Science Handbook	12.020
Food Science & Technology Handbook	12.021
Marketing Plan CDE Handbook	12.022
Agricultural Communications CDE Handbook	12.023
Spring Events
2025 Spring Career Development Events Announcement	13.001
2025 Spring Career Development Events Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	13.001a
2025 Horticultural Exposition and Floriculture Career Development Event Announcement Entry Sheet ArrangementHort (PDF Format) Entry Sheet Double Arrangement (PDF Format) Entry Sheet Double Horticulture (PDF Format)	13.003
2025 Horticultural Exposition Participant List 2026 Floriculture and Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	13.003a
2025 Landscape Design CDE Information	13.004
State FFA Convention Applications/Events
2025 Changes to New Jersey FFA Applications
State FFA Convention Summary	14.000a
2025 State Convention Announcement	14.001
2026 State Convention Backstage Crew Application 2026 State Convention Backstage Crew Advisor Appraisal Form
2025 State Convention Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	14.002
2026 Preliminary Public Speaking Events Announcment Northern Region Participant List Central Region Participant List Southern Region Participant List Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	14.003
Nominating Committee Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.004
Portable Exhibit Event	14.005
Demonstration Event Information	14.006
Demonstration Event Scorecard	14.006a
Garden State FFA Application - Application is Online through AET. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FFA DEGREES AND AWARDS HANDBOOK (14.015)	14.007
Scholarship Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.008
May L. Gerlack State FFA Officer Scholarship Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.008a
Advisor of the Year Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.009
Blue Jackets. Bright Futures. Jacket Contest (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.010
FFA Degrees & Awards Handbook (Includes information about Degrees, Star Awards and Proficiency Awards)	14.015
Star State Greenhand Award - Application is Online through AET. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FFA DEGREES AND AWARDS HANDBOOK (14.015)!!	14.016a
Star State Chapter FFA Award - Application is Online through AET. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FFA DEGREES AND AWARDS HANDBOOK (14.015)!!	14.016b
Employment Skills Handbook Employment Skills Application Jotform	14.017
Distinguished Service Award Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.018
Honorary State FFA Degree Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.019
National FFA Convention Scholarship (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.021
Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.022
State FFA Essay Event (online application) State FFA Essay Event Handbook State FFA Essay Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.024
Princeton Ag. Association Scholarship (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.025
New Jersey FFA State Convention Talent (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	14.027
Teach Agriculture Event Lesson Plan Template	14.029
World Food Prize Global Youth Institute Application
Convention Events	15.001
State FFA Tractor Operators Event Handbook	15.002
3-5 Minute Prepared Public Speaking Event	15.003
Harry Schnieber Treasurer of the Year Event	15.007
FFA Secretary of the Year Event	15.008
FFA Scrapbook of the Year Event	15.009
State Officer Application (online application) Sample Application (Must be completed via JotForm)	15.010
State Officer Candidate Handbook	15.011
FFA Conduct of Chapter Meetings LDE	15.015
New Jersey FFA Quiz Bowl Rules FFA Quiz Bowl Study Guide	15.016
Art Competition Handbook	15.018
FFA Agriscience Fair
Agriscience Fair Handbook	16.001
2026 Agriscience Fair Announcement	16.001a
Student Form - Mandatory for ALL student participants	16.001b