Leadership
Development Events focus on creating situations
for members to
demonstrate their abilities in public speaking,
decision making, communication and their
knowledge of agriculture and the FFA
organization. Team and individual events are
used to reinforce what is taught in agricultural
science classrooms.
All LDE events
compete in the fall, and have elimination rounds
at the district and area before the state level
competition.
Agricultural
Issues Forum
A team of 3 to 7
students research and analyze a current
agricultural issue, create a portfolio and also
develop and deliver a presentation that stresses
both pros and cons of their selected
agricultural issue. At the event competition,
members use verbal skills and presentation
abilities to defend their findings and answer
judges’ questions.
Greenhand
and Sr. Chapter Conducting
Teams conduct a mock
chapter meeting to demonstrate knowledge of
basic parliamentary law and the use of correct
parliamentary procedures. At the conclusion of
the meeting, team members are asked questions
regarding parliamentary law.
Greenhand
and Sr. Creed Speaking
A member presents
the FFA Creed from memory and answers questions
about its meaning and purpose. This event is
just one way to boost self-confidence, earn
recognition, and develop powerful, organized and
professional communication skills.
Greenhand
FFA Quiz
An exam testing
knowledge of the Grays Guide to Parliamentary
Procedure for FFA and FFA knowledge including
history, facts, business structure, leadership
and programs is given to individuals. Quiz teams
can be made of 3 or 4 members.
Senior FFA
Quiz
An exam testing team
members’ understanding of the FFA, agricultural
education, current agricultural events and
parliamentary procedure is given. Teams can be
made of 3 or 4 members.
FFA Radio
A team of 3 members
presents an informative radio program covering
one or more agricultural subjects that is
current in nature and local in content. The
contest assumes that the chapter has a regularly
scheduled non-commercial radio program once each
month over a local station.
Job
Interview
At the competition,
each member submits their resume, completes a
job application for an agricultural position on
site and participates in an interview via
telephone, in person one-on-one and with a panel
of possible employers.
Public
Relations
A team of between
two and four FFA members develops and presents a
5-8 minute program to inform an adultgroup
regarding the Texas FFA and what it represents.
The presentation is developed assuming that the
adult group has no knowledge of the FFA. Team
members are asked questions in response to their
program following the presentation.
Greenhand
and Sr. Skills Demonstration
A team of 3-5
members performs an actual demonstration of an
agricultural skill including anything in the
Agricultural Science and Technology curriculum
using effective public speaking and
communication methods.
