National FFA

1. Career Development Events Outlines 2012-2016 National FFA Train-the-Trainer Workshop Friday, April 29, 2011

2. Agricultural Communications • All 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Media Plan Proposal: 200 points • Team Media Plan Presentation: 125 points • Individual Communications Quiz: 75 points • Individual Editing Exercise: 75 points • Individual Writer Practicum: 100 points • Individual Electronic Media Practicum: 100 points • Individual Design Practicum: 100 points

3. Agricultural Issues Forum • Team score • Team Portfolio: 25 points • Team Presentation: 125 points

4. Agricultural Sales • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 150 points • Individual Written Exam: 100 points • Individual Sales Activity: 150 points

5. Agricultural Technology & Mechanical Systems • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team activity: 400 points • Individual Written Examination: 50 points • Individual Practicums (5 at 30 points each): 150 points

6. Agronomy • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 1,000 points • Individual Examination: 100 points • Individual Identification: 150 points • Individual Soils: 100 points • Individual Commodity: 250 points • Individual Diagnostic: 100 points • Individual Pest Management: 100 points • Individual Insect Identification: 100 points • Individual Equipment & Machinery Identification: 100 points

7. Creed Speaking • Individual • Presentation: 1,000 points

8. Dairy Cattle Management & Evaluation • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Dairy Management Activity: 600 points • Individual General Knowledge Exam: 150 points • Individual Evaluation: 300 points • Individual Oral Reasons: 150 points • Dairy Handlers Activity (individual) • Individual Handling: 100 points

9. Environmental Natural Resources • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 1,000 points • Individual Written Exam: 100 points • Individual Writing Exercise: 100 points • Individual Identification: 100 points • Individual Rotational Practicums (4 @ 100 points): 400 points

10. Extemporaneous Public Speaking • Individual • Presentation: 1,000 points

11. Farm Business Management • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 300 points • Individual Written Exam: 300 points

12. Floriculture • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 1,000 points • Individual Identification of Plant Material: 200 points • Individual General Knowledge Exam: 250 points • Individual Problem Solving: 200 points • Individual Annual Practicums (3 @ 100 points): 300 points • Individual Rotational Practicums (3 @ 75 points): 225 points

13. Food Science and Technology • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Product Development Project: 400 points • Individual Objective Test: 50 points • Individual Customer Inquiry: 25 points • Individual Food Safety/Sanitation: 25 points • Individual Triangle Tests: 15 points • Individual Flavor Identification: 15 points • Individual Aromas: 20 points

14. Forestry • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 450 points • Individual General Knowledge Exam: 100 points • Individual Tree Identification: 100 points • Individual Issues Interview: 100 points • Individual Timber Cruising: 100 points • Individual Forestry Practicums (2 @ 100 points): 200 points

15. Horse Evaluation • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 250 points • Individual Identification (2 @ 20 points): 40 points • Individual Selection (8 @ 50 points): 400 points • Individual Oral Reasons (4 @ 50 points): 200 points

16. Job Interview • Individual • Preliminary Round • Cover Letter: 100 points • Resume: 200 points • Application: 100 points • Telephone: 50 points • Personal Interview: 500 points • Preliminary Follow-up Letter: 50 points • Final Round (top 8 participants) • Preliminary Round Points: 1,000 points • Networking Activity: 100 points • Final Round Personal Interview: 500 points

17. Livestock Evaluation • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Assessment and Solutions: 100 points • Team Market Scenario Activity: 100 points • Team Genetic Scenario Activity: 100 points • Individual Classes (8 @ 50 points): 400 points • Individual Oral Reasons (4 @ 50 points): 200 points • Individual Keep/Cull (3 @ 50 points): 150 points • Individual Exam: 50 points

18. Marketing Plan • Team score • Written Plan: 100 points • Presentation: 200 points

19. Meats Evaluation and Technology • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Practicums (4 @ 50 points): 200 points • Individual Written Test: 80 points • Individual Meat Formulation Problem Solving: 50 points • Individual Retail Meat Cuts Identification (30 cuts): 180 points • Individual Beef Quality and Yield Grading (3-5 carcasses): 48-80 points • Individual Placing of 4-6 Classes (may include keep/cull class): 200-300 points • Individual Ten Questions (from two of the placing classes): 50 points

20. Milk Quality & Products • All 4 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 400 points • Individual Milk Flavor Identification and Evaluation (10 samples @ 11 points): 110 points • Individual Fat identification (5 samples @ 5 points): 25 points • Individual California Mastitis Test (8 samples @ 8 points): 65 (*Includes one free point) • Individual Cheese Type Identification (5 samples @ 3 points): 15 points • Individual Cheese Characteristic Identification: 25 points • Individual Problem Solving: 100 points • Individual Written Exam: 160 points

21. Nursery/Landscape • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 250 points • Team Skills Challenge: 100 points • Individual Examination: 150 points • Individual Identification: 150 points • Individual Landscape Estimating: 100 points • Individual Verbal Customer Assistance: 50 points • Individual Written Customer Assistance: 50 points • Individual Nursery Propagation/Potting: 50 points

22. Parliamentary Procedure • Team score • Written Exam: 150 points • Presentation: 670 points • Oral questions: 135 points • Minutes/Team Problem Solving: 45 points

23. Poultry Evaluation • Top 3 scores count for team score + individual • Team Activity: 200 points • Individual Market Broilers Class: 50 points • Individual Egg-type Hens Class: 50 points • Individual Oral reasons for Class 1 or 2: 50 points • Individual Ten chicken and/or turkey carcasses and/or parts for quality grading: 50 points • Individual Four RTC carcasses for placing: 50 points • Individual Oral reasons for Class 5: 50 points

24. Poultry Evaluation (cont.) • Individual Ten white-shell eggs for interior quality grading: 50 points • Individual Fifteen chicken eggs for exterior quality grading: 50 points • Individual Evaluation criteria for Class 8: 50 points • Individual Boneless Further Processed Poultry Meat Products: 50 points • Individual Bone-In Further Processed Poultry Meat Products: 50 points • Individual Ten chicken carcass parts for identification: 50 points • Individual Written Examination: 150 points

25. Prepared Public Speaking • Individual • Manuscript: 200 points • Presentation: 800 points

26. Thank you!