CROPS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT
Overview
The Crops Career Development Event (CDE) challenges students to build and demonstrate knowledge in the wide field of agronomy. Participation grants students exposure to many ways that science and technology collaborate to grow the world’s major food crops.
Teams of four students in this event evaluate an agronomic scenario and develop a crop management plan that includes crop selection, production, problem-solving, and marketing. Individually, the team members also compete in areas including plant and seed identification, grain grading, a management test, and practicums in various crop areas including soils, insects, seed analysis, pesticides, fertilizer, and varietal trials.
Expectations at Convention for Crops
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Official Dress is required.
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Identification specimens can be seed, plant mount or live plants
What SHOULD students bring? (Tools/equipment/materials)
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Two pencils
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Clean clipboards
What can students NOT BRING for themselves?
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A Grain Grading Standards booklet
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A calculator
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Any paper materials
What will get a student/team disqualified?
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Using cell phones during the event
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Sharing answers with other participants
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Talking to other participants during the event
What will be provided by the event?
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Calculator
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Grain Grading Standards booklet
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Scantron sheet
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Grain grading forms
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Identification specimen
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Practicum information and problem sheets
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Seed analysis samples
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Written test
Past Event Details
2021 Crops Written exam and practicums
For your specific questions contact:
Dennis (BJ) Bjorklund
Minnesota FFA CDE Coordinator
612-269-1742