TO:Colorado FFA & Agriculture Education Instructorsand Students

FROM: Melanie Calderwood

Colorado FFA CDE Coordinator

DATE: April, 2016

RE: FFA Career Development Events

We look forward to having you visit the Colorado State University campusfor the Colorado FFACareer Development Events on Sunday, May 1st andMonday, May 2nd.This memo contains general logistical information for planning purposes for ag teachers.

As a reminder, two events have been permanently canceled due to low participation numbers, Ag Issues and Ag Communications. The Evirothon will not be offered at the same time as in previous years. For more information on this event, please see:

Logistical Information

Event Registration/Submission

Registration is done through Judging card at the following website:
On the day of the events, all participants must be registered and there can be no substitution of participants and no extra students sent to an event to take part. Each chapter can have only one team per event.
Event Submission Email:
For team changes/Name Changes, please submit The CDE Contestant Name Change Form by April 27, found at: /
All medical release/Liability Waiver forms MUST be uploaded to
Direct logistical or coordination questions
Chapter administrative fee for $35/chapter along with individual charges for each event.

General Information

All participants need to submit a new, completed“Authorization, Medical Release, Parental Consent” Form. It is a requirement to participate at the Colorado FFA Career Development Events. The form is located at . Scan and upload to Judgingcard.com by April 28th. Paper copies will not be accepted through the mail. Failure to submit these by the deadline will disqualify participation.
On the day of the events, all participants must be registered and there can be no substitution of participants and no extra students sent to an event to take part.
Be on time for your event and/or bus ride as some events move to different rooms/buildings/towns. Be sure you are on the bus for your event.
No electronic communication devices (cell phones) allowed at the events. These will be cause for disqualification and will be taken.
Calculators will be furnished for Farm Business Management, Vet Science and Field Crops. Meats must furnish their own non-programmable calculators.
Official Dress- Official Dress is required for ALL events except Ag Issues, Meats, Land Judging, Ag Mechanics, and Vet Science (on Sunday only, Monday requires Official dress). Black Slacks are appropriate for Livestock, Horse, and Dairy.

Vehicle Parking

According to Parking Services, parking on campus on Monday, May 2nd must meet the following guidelines:

All vehicles (including all buses) must have a parking permit.

Parking permits are $10.00 per permit. Register for parking permits via Judging Card registration site. Parking passes will be mailed. Parking passes will not be available for purchase the day of the event.
Scratch the proper date on the hang-tag permit and display hang-tag permit from the rear-view mirror.
Do not park in a meter lot with a parking permit.

Vehicles must fit within the white lines.
Vehicles with extended mirrors can only park in Moby Lot 195 (on Shields).
All buses (large AND small) musthaveaparkingpermitandparkinMoby Lot 195.
For all busses, hang permit from the rear-view mirror on the front windshield OR tape on the front windshield (same area) and park in Moby lot 195 in the far west double row that is closest to Shields St.Pull through the parking row (facing west/east—not across it) so a large bus will take up only two parking places.
Please, do not drive on campus with your bus. Park only in the Moby Lot 195.
Do not park any bus at any time in Lot 455 (behind Animal Science Bldg.) or in Lot 310 (Lory Student Center), including small busses.You will be ticketed if you park in these lots!
If you receive a ticket, it is your responsibility to take care of it.

Lunch

The entry fees include Monday lunch for the participants in Ag Mechanics, Dairy, Horse, and Livestock. These groups are either off campus and/or must remain in their own group until their event is finished. If you need a vegetarian lunch for anyone on these teams, e-mail to by April 15thstating the event and the participant so I can have the appropriate lunch for them.
All other event participants are “on their own” for lunch on Sunday and Monday.
Advisors will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for the dining halls for $8/ person. Tickets will be mailed to the advisor ahead of time with the parking passes. This option is available for the first 750 lunches. The Lory Student Center is now open, but if you’d like for the students to experience the dining halls, this is an excellent option.

Scan Sheets and Clip Boards

Most events use a scan sheet to score the event and the scan sheetswill be supplied at the event—Ag Sales,Dairy Cattle, Farm Business Management, Field Crops, Floriculture, Horse, Land, Livestock, Meats, Dairy Foods, and Vet Science. Example Scan sheets are provided for each event in the CDE Rules.

Land uses three different scan sheets. If you have any questions regarding a scan sheet, please contact Kellie Enns or the superintendent of that event. Participants must furnish their own #2 pencils and clipboardsfor use with scan sheets; however, Ag Sales, Field Crops, and Farm Business Management do not need a clipboard.

Use only #2 pencils for marking scan sheets. Students who fill out their forms in pen will not be scored.

All students must report their chapter number on the scan sheets. This is the same as is in AET. Please make sure all students know and report the right chapter number; otherwise, they will not be scored. The following information is needed on each scan sheet:

Chapter Number – as assigned in AET and through the Colorado FFA Association
Code -Team member number you are individually assigned by the FFA CDE event superintendent on the day of the event. It will be 01, 02, 03, or 04.
State - CO for Colorado
Last Name and First Name - Your name. Very important to fill in the bubbles or your name will not appear on the results sheet.
Team Name - Write your School/Chapter name.

Schedule of Events

The “FFA CDE Schedule of Events” (located on FFA CDE website) lists the event meeting room schedule for Sunday and Monday. On Monday, there will be three different drop locations: ARDEC at 7:30 a.m., Equine Center at 8:00 a.m., and LSC North Ballroom at 8:30 a.m. Please check the schedule of events for detailed logistics for each drop site.

Award Ceremony

Awards Ceremony will take place at 5:00 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Ballroom. An exciting pre-session

will begin at 4:30 pm. Official dress is required for the pre-session and awards ceremony.

Advisor Checklist for Deadlines and Due Dates

____April 15th Registration Deadline for all Career Development Events and Leadership Development Events. Complete registration via

___April 15th Upload deadline for Ag Issues, Ag Communications Plan, Job Interview, Ag Sales Summary Sheet to Judging Card. Back up files (USB drive) should be brought the day of the event with the student/team.

___April 28th deadline for Medical Release Forms. Pleaseupload to

___April 22nd Postmark deadline for all Registration checks. Please mail to Kenton Ochsner, State FFA Advisor, Colorado Ag Education, 9101 E. Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230.

___April 27th5:00 p.m. (Wednesday before) All CDE team name changes due via CDE Contestant Name Change Form. Contact by today to change welding times for Agricultural Mechanics.

___April 28th 5:00 p.m. All Medical Release forms must be uploaded to

___May 1stSubmission deadline for Public Speaking manuscripts and Agriscience Fair applications. Email to .

___May 29th 5:00 p.m. All LDE team name changes due via CDE Contestant Name Change Form.

Colorado FFA Career Development Events

2016 Schedule

Sunday, May 1, 2016

11:00Floriculture Registration Begins- Front Range Community College-

11:30Floriculture Event Begins

12:30Ag Mechanics - Aims Welding Technology- Greeley –

1:00Milk Quality & Products- Westview Hall Aims Greeley

1:00Veterinary Science- Westview Hall Aims Greeley Campus

3:00Ag Mechanics - Aims Welding Technology- Greeley

3:30Pick Up Floriculture- Students MUST be picked up by 5:00 p.m.

Monday, May 2, 2016

7:30Drop off ARDEC Events

Livestock Evaluation

Ag Mechanics

Land Judging

Dairy Judging-busses load at ARDEC, event at Island Grove Park, Greeley

8:00Drop off Equine Center

Horse Judging

8:30Drop off LSC Events- all participants meet in North Ballroom

Job Interview- LSC Career Center, Holding Room LSC 386

Vet Science- North Ballroom, Lory Student Center

Farm Business Management- Cherokee Park, Lory Student Center

Ag Sales- Room 382, Lory Student Center

Field Crops- LSC 386

Meats Evaluation- Durrell Center

11:00-2:00- Lunch available in dining halls (must pre-purchase tickets)

12:30- Shuttles begin delivering students from ARDEC and Equine Center to back LSC

4:30- Pre-session to Awards Ceremony- LSC Ballroom

5:00- Awards Ceremony- LSC Ballroom

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