Shows and Events for 4-H and
FFA
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Shows & Events
Monthly Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Mounted Possed Horse Speed Show http://hcsmp.com/
Polk
County Youth Fair

4H & FFA Events
4-H Dog Shows
http://www.fl4-h-dog.com/index.htm
4-H State Events
New Year's Day
Friday,
January 22, 2010
All day
Leadership Adventure Weekend
Saturday,
January 23, 2010
All day
Leadership Adventure Weekend
Sunday,
January 24, 2010
Sunday,
January 24, 2010
All day
Leadership Adventure Weekend
Friday,
February 12, 2010
All day
Intermediate State
Saturday,
February 13, 2010
All day
Intermediate State
Sunday,
February 14, 2010
All day
Intermediate State
Friday,
March 19, 2010
All day
3rd Executive Board:
Sunday,
March 21, 2010
All day
3rd Executive Board:
Wednesday,
March 31, 2010
All day
Deadline for entries sent to National 4-H Photo Contest
Thursday,
April 22, 2010
All day
4-H Day at the Capitol
2009-2010 Calendar of Events
Blue – Competitive Events | Red - Leadership Events | Purple – Educational Events | Green –
Application/Documents Due
Please Note The Following: The deadline for CDE and Conference registration is 14 calendar
days prior to the event. This date is listed in the second column of
the calendar. Any team or individual that does not register prior
to this deadline will not be eligible for participation. Teams that qualify at
a preliminary event
do not need to register for State Finals events. There is a seven
calendar day grace period on all award applications unless otherwise noted.
This date is listed in the second column calendar, and is the date that the
document should be in the office-not a post mark date. After this date
applications will not be considered for recognition.
Event/Application Date Registration/Receive Deadline
Event/Application Location
Opens End of July National Courtesy Corp Applications Due FL FFA
January 21 January 7; Qualified Teams
(Registration is only required for
Agricultural Mechanics &
Agribusiness Management)
District CDEs:
Agricultural Mechanics Exam (HS)
Agribusiness Management Exam (HS)
Creed Speaking CDE (HS)
Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE (MS/HS)
Opening & Closing Ceremonies CDE (MS)
Parliamentary Procedure CDE (MS/HS)
Prepared Public Speaking CDE (MS/HS)
Tractor Operations CDE (HS)
Statewide
February 6 January 23 State Horse Judging CDE (MS)
State Horse Judging CDE Preliminary (HS)
State Livestock Judging CDE Preliminary (HS – Areas 3,4,5,6)
Tampa
February 13 Qualified Teams State Dairy Judging CDE (MS/HS)
Tampa
February TBA February State Livestock CDE Preliminary (HS –
Areas 1 & 2) Chipley
February 19 February 5 State Officer Candidate Workshop LTC
(Haines City)
February 19-21 February 5 (SLS) State Leadership Summit LTC (Haines
City)
February 20-27 National FFA Week Nationwide
February 27 February 13 State Floriculture CDE (MS/HS)
State Nursery and Landscape CDE (MS/HS)
PTEC – St. Pete
March 1 March 8 FFA Membership Roster Update FL FFA
March 1 March 1 State Officer Applications (Not a Post Mark Date)
FL FFA
March 1 March 8 American FFA Degree Applications Due
State FFA Degree Applications Due
Star Greenhand Applications Due
FL FFA
March 13 February 27 State Livestock CDE (MS Only) FL Strawberry
Fest
March 20 March 6 State Livestock CDE (HS)
State Poultry CDE (MS/HS)
Gainesville
March 26 March 12 State Land Judging CDE (MS/HS) Lake County
March – April Area OH Demonstration CDEs (MS/HS) Statewide
April 1 April 8 Alumni Membership Rosters Due Gary Lee
April 1 April 8 Alumni Award Applications
Alumni Essays (What FFA Means To Me)
Ag. Electrification Essay
Ag. Entrepreneurship Application
Agriscience Fair Applications
Agriscience Student and Teacher
Chapter Co-op Applications
Courtesy Corps Applications
Food for America
National Chapter Award Applications
Premier Chapter Applications
Proficiency Award Applications
Ryan Rimmer Outstanding District Officer App.
State Convention Talent Applications
FL FFA
April 1 April 1 Ag. Communications Portfolio (NOT A POST MARK
DATE) Dr. Ricky Telg; UF
April TBA March TBA State Aquaculture (MS/HS) Gainesville
April 6-7 March 1 State Officer Screening LTC (Haines City)
April 10 Qualified Teams State Horse Evaluation CDE (HS)
(Qualified High School Teams Only)
Gainesville
April 17 April 3 State Veterinary Assisting CDE
State Meats Evaluation CDE (MS/HS)
HCC – Plant City
Gainesville
April 23 April 9 State Agribusiness Management CDE (HS)
State Agricultural Sales and Service CDE (HS)
State Agricultural Communications CDE (HS)
State Ornamental Hort. Demonstration CDE (MS/HS)
State Vegetable Judging CDE (MS/HS)
Gainesville
April 24 April 10 State Agricultural Mechanics CDE (HS)
State Tractor Operations CDE (HS)
TBA
May 1 May 8 Ag. Issues Portfolio Due
Job Interview Portfolio Due (cover letter, resume, references)
State Prepared Public Speaking Manuscripts Due
FL FFA
May 1 May 8 Forestry Camp Applications Due FL FFA
May 1 FFA Foundation Beast Feast*** LTC (Haines City)
May June National Band and Chorus Applications Due FL FFA
June 14-18 82nd State FFA Convention Caribe Royale
June 14-18 State Agricultural Electrification Interviews (MS)
State Agricultural Issues CDE (HS)
State Agriscience Fair (MS/HS)
State Creed Speaking CDE (HS)
State Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE (MS/HS)
State Job Interview CDE (HS)
State Opening & Closing Ceremonies CDE (MS)
State Parliamentary Procedure CDE (MS/HS)
State Prepared Public Speaking CDE (MS/HS)
Caribe Royale
June 20-23 Florida Outdoor Adventures (FOA)*** LTC
June 23-26 Florida Leadership Adventures (FLA)*** LTC
June 29-July2 BLAST Off State Officer Training LTC
July 11-16 May 1 Forestry Training Camp O’Leno
July 18-23 May 1 Forestry Training Camp O’Leno
August 8-11 Florida Outdoor Adventures (FOA)*** LTC
August 11-14 Florida Leadership Adventures (FLA)*** LTC
The Florida FFA Association is a resource and support organization
that does not select, control, supervise or approve
local chapter or individual member activities except as expressly
provided for in the Florida FFA Constitution and Bylaws.
*** Please note that this symbol represents those activities that
are not official activities of the Florida FFA Association. These activities
are included for informational purposes only