March 26, 2026

The annual University of Wisconsin-Platteville FFA Career Development Events serve as area requirements for teams seeking to qualify for these state events.

    • No screening events will be required to participate.
    • Participation in these events will be limited on a first-come first-serve basis.
      • Agricultural Mechanics – 24
      • Floriculture – 24
      • Meats – 24
      • Agricultural Sales – 12
      • Milk Quality – 40
      • Veterinary Science – 24
      • Horse - 45
      • Poultry - 24
      • Agriculture Education - 12
    • Farm and Agribusiness Management will be entirely online.  No event at Platteville.  Click on Farm and Agribusiness Management for more details.
    • One team per chapter per CDE (four individuals per team)
    • FFA members with dues paid only in qualifying CDEs
    • Registration will be through Judging Card. Payments will be made to Judging Card.
    • Bus drivers should find off-campus parking such as Walmart, Farm & Fleet, etc. Do not park in faculty lots or handicap designated stalls. 
    • School vans and cars can park in parking lot 3A on campus.

Contest descriptions

Group of people taking a look at an engine
Ag Technology and Mechanical Systems

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing knowledge and skills in agricultural mechanics.
Two smiling students holding balloons of the letters A and G with #Teach above them
Agriculture Education
Grain being loaded into container
Agricultural Sales

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing sales skills in the agribusiness industry.
Green leafy crop in a vast field that stretches to the horizon below a pale blue sky
Agronomy

To create interest and promote understanding of agronomy through the demonstration of skills and proficiencies.
People surround fenced in area as they evaluate three cows
Dairy Cattle Management and Evaluation

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in dairy cattle selection and dairy herd management.
Aerial view of Pioneer Farm
Farm and Agribusiness Management

This event is designed to test the participant's understanding of basic economic principles essential in the successful management of a farm business.
Person taking notes while while plant plugs sit on table
Floriculture

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in floriculture including general knowledge, plant identification and practical experience.
Two students measuring the height of a horse
Horse Evaluation

To provide a competitive event for agricultural education students, emphasizing skills in horse selection and management.
Dairy cow laying down in parlor stall
Junior Dairy

To provide a competitive event for agricultural education students, emphasizing skills in dairy cattle selection.
Pig standing in grass being fed by hand with people in the background
Livestock Evaluation

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in livestock selection and livestock herd management.
Meat sitting on a table being cut apart for processing
Meats Evaluation and Technology

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in meat processing industry.
A pot of milk with a thermometer in it checking temperature
Milk Quality and Products

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in dairy product identification and evaluation.
Chickens standing on grass within a fenced area
Poultry Evaluation

To provide a competitive event for high school agriculture students, emphasizing skills in poultry selection and the poultry industry.
Veterinarian giving shots to piglet
Veterinary Science

To promote college and career readiness by providing opportunities to develop technical knowledge and demonstrate practical skills in the field of veterinary science.
Long grass at the edge of a body of water
Wildlife Management

To evaluate general knowledge in the broad area of wildlife conservation.