Career and Leadership Development Events (CDEs and LDEs) are competitive events that provide FFA members with opportunities to develop and apply skills essential for careers in agriculture and natural resources. These events span a broad range of agricultural disciplines and are designed to help students strengthen their ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and perform confidently in a competitive workforce.

• Announcements & Registrations
  
• Fall Career Development Events
  
• Winter Career Development Events
  
• Horticultural Exposition
  
• Preliminary Leadership Development Events
  
• Spring Career Development Events
  
• State Convention Career & Leadership Development Events
  
• Summer Career Development Events
  
• Other Career Development Events
  
• Practice ScanSheets
  
• Results
  

• Announcements & Registrations

  Fall CDEs - Thursday, November 19, 2026
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Winter CDEs - Thursday, January 21, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Horticultural Exposition CDEs - Friday, March 19, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Preliminary LDEs
  Northern Region - March 9, 2027
  Central Region - March 10, 2027
  Southern Region - March 11, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration - Northern
  Registration - Central
  Registration - Southern
   
  Spring CDEs - Thursday, April 15, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  State FFA Convention CDEs/LDEs & Events - May 26-28, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Summer CDEs - Tuesday, July 20, 2027
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Additional CDEs
  Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Management - May 2, 2026
  Announcement
  Registration
   
  Horse Evaluation - April 19, 2026
  Announcement
  Registration 
   
  Livestock Evaluation - April 11, 2026
  Announcement 
  Registration
   
   
  
  
  

  

• Fall Career Development Events

  Handbooks
  Forestry
  Fruits and Vegetables
  Land Judging
  Milk Quality and Products
  Turf Management
  
  Resources
  Land Judging Made Easy
  Milk Quality and Products CDE Training Manual
  
  
  

  

• Winter Career Development Events

  Handbooks
  Agricultural Communications
  Farm & Agribusiness Management
  Food Science & Technology
  Meat Evaluation & Technology
   
  Resources
   
   
  
  
  

  

• Horticultural Exposition

  Handbooks
  Floriculture
  Landscape Design
  Nursery Landscape
   
  Resources
   
  
  
  

  

• Preliminary Leadership Development Events

  Handbooks
  Conduct of Chapter Meetings
  Creed Speaking
  Extemporaneous Public Speaking
  Parliamentary Procedure
  Prepared Public Speaking (6-8 Minute)
  Prepared Public Speaking (3-5 Minute)
   
  Resources
   

   
  
  

  

• Spring Career Development Events

  Handbooks
  Agricultural Technology & Mechanical Systems
  Agricultural Sales
  Agronomy
  Environmental & Natural Resources
  Poultry Evaluation (tentative)
  Veterinary Science
   
  Resources
   
  
  
  

  

• State Convention Career & Leadership Development Events

  Handbooks
  Agricultural Issues Forum
  Conduct of Chapter Meetings
  Creed Speaking
  Spanish Creed Speaking
  Employment Skills
  Extemporaneous Public Speaking
  Marketing Plan
  Parliamentary Procedure
  Prepared Public Speaking (6-8 Minute)
  Prepared Public Speaking (3-5 Minute)
  Teach Agriculture Event
   
  Additional Events
  Art Competition
  Demonstration Event
  FFA Scrapbook of the Year Event
  FFA Secretary of the Year Event
  FFA Quiz Bowl Event
  Harry Schnieber Treasurer of the Year Event
  Portable Exhibit Event
   
  Resources
   
  
  
  

  

• Summer Career Development Events

  Handbooks
  Safe Tractor Operator's Event
   
  Resources
   
  
  
  

  

• Other Career Development Events

  Handbooks
  Dairy Cattle Management Evaluation
  Horse Evaluation
  Livestock Evaluation
   
  Resources
   
   
  
  
  

  

• Practice ScanSheets

  Multipurose ScanSheet (used for the following events)
  Agricultural Communications
  Agricultural Sales
  Fruits & Vegetables Identification
  Nursery Landscape
  Turf Management
   
   
  Event Specific ScanSheets
  Agricultural Technology & Mechanical Systems
  Agronomy
  Environmental & Natural Resources
  Farm & Agribusiness Management
  Floriculture
  Food Science & Technology
  Forestry
  Land Judging & Homesite
  Horse Evaluation
  Meat Evaluation & Technology
  Milk Quality & Products
  Poultry Evaluation
  Veterinary Science
   
  Generic Judging Scorecard (not a ScanSheet)
  Dairy Evaluation & Management
  
  
  

  

• Results

  2026-2027 CDE Results
   
  2025-2026 CDE Results
   
  2024-2025 CDE Results
   
  2023-2024 CDE Results
   
  2022-2023 CDE Results
   
  2021-2022 CDE Results
   
  2020-2021 CDE Results
   
  2019-2020 CDE Results
   
  2018-2019 CDE Results
   
  2017-2018 CDE Results
   
  2016-2017 CDE Results
   
  2015-2016 CDE Results
   
  2014-2015 CDE Results
   
  2013-2014 CDE Results
   
  2012-2013 CDE Results
   
  2011-2012 CDE Results
   
  2010-2011 CDE Results
   
  2009-2010 CDE Results
   
  2008-2009 CDE Results