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General Rules

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General Rules & Eligibiltiy

Students and schools may participate in Nebraska CDE competitions at the state level providing:

  • Students do not need to be FFA members to compete, though the local Agricultural Education instructor may require them to be so.
  • Students may participate in a CDE up to four years, provided that they have not been a member of a state winning team in that CDE and/or participated in that National FFA CDE. (2012)
  • Only 9th and 10th graders may participate in junior division CDEs.
  • Students in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade may participate in senior divsion CDEs.
  • Schools receiving a form of distance or digital learning from a certified agricultural education program and instructor will participate as a part of that base program, unless the distance program is recognized as an FFA Chapter in "Good Standing" and is instructed by a certified or provisionally certified Agricultural Education Instructor. If a distance school is receiving classes from more than one school it may choose only one certified agricultural education program to compete under for that year. All students in that school will participate with only one program. This will not add schools to a district nor affect the number of teams that qualify for state. (2012)

Infractions of these rules will result in that team forfeiting any awards and honors associated with the CDE.

District Verification

The following CDEs are district qualifying:

Livestock Management, Ag Mechanics, Ag Sales, Floriculture, Nursery and Landscape (25% of the total number of schools in district),
Welding, Livestock Selection (50% of the total number of schools in district); and
Food Science (two teams per district plus wildcards as determined by the director).

ContestDistrict VerificationCaps & TimeslotsStudent RolesOther Information
Ag CommunicationsN/A
  • Maximum of 26 teams on a first come
  • first serve basis
  • Design
  • Electronic Media
  • Writing
 
Ag IssuesN/A3-7 Students per teamN/A 
Ag Technology & MechanicsTop 25% of total schools in district4 Students per team
  • Environmental
  • Machinery
  • Energy
  • Structural
 
Ag SalesTop 25% of total schools in district4 Students per teamN/A 
AgriscienceTop 50% of total schools in a district4 Students per teamN/A
  • First year contestant
  • Must be a 9th or 10th grader
AgronomyN/A4 Students per teamN/A 
Farm ManagementN/A4 Students per teamN/A 
FloricultureTop 25% of total schools in district4 Students per teamN/A 
Food Science
  • Top 2 teams in district
  • Plus wildcard teams determined by CDE Student Coordinator
4 Students per teamN/A 
Jr. Livestock Evaluation
Top 50% of total schools in district4 Students per teamN/AOnly 9th and 10th grade levels
Sr. Livestock Evaluation
Top 50% of total schools in district4 Students per teamN/A 
Livestock ManagementTop 25% of total schools in district
  • 4-6 Students per team
  • 3 different timeslots

Section I:  7 AM
Section II:  9 AM
Section III:  11 AM

N/A 
Marketing PlanN/A3 Students per teamN/A 
Meats EvaluationN/A4 Students per teamN/A 
Natural ResourcesN/A4 Students per teamN/A 
Nursery and LandscapeTop 25% of total schools in district4 Students per teamN/A 
WeldingTop 50% of total schools in district3 Students per team
  • Arc
  • Mig
  • O/A
 

General Rules for All Contests

Ribbons

Ribbbons are distributed in the following proportions:

  • 10% Purple
  • 15% Blue
  • 15% Red
  • 10% White

**Administration reserves the right to change ribbons at any time in the case of a tie.

National FFA Rules

Click to view the National FFA CDE Handbook

updated 12/20/11