General Information

Event date is Thursday, March 21, 2013

The annual Southwestern Wisconsin FFA Career Development Events will be held Thursday, March 21, 2013 at UW-Platteville. This event will serve as area events for Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Wildlife, Horses, Floriculture and Agricultural Mechanics teams attempting to qualify for these state events. Note that we have added a Vet Science CDE this year.

General Instructions and Schedule

8:15-9:00 a.m. Registration. All team members and coaches are to report to the Velzy Commons of the Ullsvik Center where judging cards will be picked up. Do not report directly to the site of the event.
8:40-9:00 a.m. Load Buses. Buses for the Horses, Meats, Livestock, and Junior Dairy will load as soon as you have picked up your packets from the registration desk. These buses will leave promptly at 9:00.
8:30- 9:00 a.m. Senior Dairy Cattle: As soon as cards are picked up, Senior Dairy Cattle students are to report to the Center for the Arts.
8:45 a.m. Heat 1 Dairy Products participants are to report to the Pioneer Student Center after picking up their materials at the Ullsvik Center. Heat 2 will begin at 10:00.
9:00 a.m. General assembly. Students in Agricultural Mechanics, Crops, Wildlife, Floriculture, Poultry, Sales, Farm Business Management and Dairy Products events will be welcomed and dismissed to their respective events.
Awards will be mailed to winning teams and individuals. Results will be posted on the web page at www.uwplatt.edu/org/ffa/cde.
We will be using bubble sheets for most or all of our events this year. See each contest description for bubble sheet information. State qualifiers for the area events will be determined by the WAAE-Section IV contest committee.

Registration and fees. If you have not received a registration form, one can be printed from this web site. On-line registration is also available. You are to register your students on or before March 11. Registration fees are $25.00 per team.

March 11: Last day to postmark, fax or register your students online without paying a $50.00 late fee.
March 15: Last day we are accepting registrations postmarked, faxed or online.
March 15: Last day to cancel your registration and receive a refund.

Work Assignments. Some work assignments will be made based upon your selected preference. Please indicate your top three choices of events on the back of the registration form before mailing it in. If you work, the $25.00 chapter registration fee will be waived.

Parking. Bus parking will be available in commuter lots. Do not park in faculty lots or handicap designated stalls. Check our web site for maps if needed.

Questions--check our web site (http://www.uwplatt.edu/org/ffa/cde) or call Mark Zidon at (608) 342-1391