University of Minnesota Fall Invitational

October 3, 2017

CDE / Coordination / Classes & Details / Registration Location, Time, & Cost / CDE Location & Start Time
Forestry / Charlie Blinn Eli Sagor TBD / ·  Wood & tree samples (20)
·  Tools & equipment (5)
·  Timber Cruising (5)
·  Exam (20) / ·  Compass/GPS (3 each)
·  Forest Business Mgt (5)
·  Map Interpretation (5) / ·  Alderman Hall 415
·  8:15-8:50 am
·  $6 per student / ·  Forest Products
·  9:00 am
Horse / Ag Ed Club & Woodloch Stables, Hugo / ·  4 Halter classes
·  2 Performance classes
·  Questions
·  Horse Knowledge- breeds, colors & markings (25) / ·  Bring pencils & clipboards
·  Limited to first 250 students registered / ·  Miracle of Birth Center- MN State Fairgrounds
·  8:00-8:15 am
·  $12 per student
·  Buses will be parked at Miracle Birth Center and
will leave for Woodloch stables at 8:15 am. / ·  Woodloch Stables, Hugo
·  9:10 am
Dairy / Gopher Dairy Club &
Dr. Tony Seykora / ·  6 classes
·  Performance Pedigree
·  Sire Selection / ·  Team Activity
·  Reasons (50 pts. for Reg. 4) or Questions / ·  Miracle of Birth Center- MN State Fairgrounds
·  8:00-8:50 am
·  $6 per student / ·  Miracle of Birth Center
·  9:00 am
General Livestock / Block & Bridle Club &
Kyle Rozeboom / ·  6 classes (sheep, swine, beef, or goats) / ·  Team activity (sheep)
·  20 Questions / ·  Beef Barn
·  8:00-8:50 am
·  $6 per student / ·  Beef Barn Area
·  9:00 am
Soils / Ag Ed Club & Dan Wheeler / ·  3 Land Areas
·  Soil borings/monoliths
·  Bring water bottles for texturing / · Answers will be bubbled in on a scantron by the students in Borlaug Hall 365 or Ruttan Hall 135B after pit judging. / ·  Borlaug Hall (West Entry)
·  8:15-8:50 am
·  $6 per student / ·  Outside Borlaug Hall
·  9:00 am
Poultry / Ag Ed Club
Anup Johnny
Sally Noll / ·  Bone-in Processed
·  Boneless Processed
·  Ready-to-cook Carcasses
·  Parts Identification
·  Candling of eggs (10) / ·  Exterior of Eggs (10)
·  Turkey-ready to cook class
·  No live birds
·  No exam / · Poultry Teaching & Research Facility(PRTF)
· 8:15-8:45 am or 9:30-9:50
· $6 per student / ·  PRTF
·  Two groups 8:45 am and 10:00 am based on registration

Fall Invitational Information

·  Our goal is to provide agriculture students/FFA members with a quality CDE experience as well as provide UM students with an opportunity to experience supervision & coordination of CDE’s.

·  MN FFA Association CDE rules will generally be followed.

·  Maximum of 2 teams/chapter & 5 students/team for each CDE except 1 horse team/chapter.

·  Provide your own #2 pencils and clipboards

Register by September 27, 2017 at https://webapps2.cfans.umn.edu/ffa/CDE/

For more information, contact:

Dennis Bjorklund, Invitational Coordinator

Cell: 612-269-1742

Ag Ed Teacher Update

The UM Ag Ed Program invites Ag Ed teachers to Andrew Boss Lab 125 after registering their teams.

·  8:00 am – Rolls, coffee, & juice

·  9:00-10:15 am – Ag Ed Teacher Update

TIP Fall Seminar

·  10:20-11:40 am – New Ag Ed teachers will meet in Ruttan 119