2024-2025 Calendar

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SEPTEMBER 2024

7 State Officer Chapter Visit Training (For 2024-2025 State FFA Officers) – Lansing, MI

12 Fall Leadership Conference/Fall PDI Registrations Due

12 FFA Board of Directors Meeting – 5-8 p.m. – MSU

13 Deadline for ordering Broilers

13 State Officer Practice Chapter Visit (For 2024-2025 State FFA Officers)

20 AFNRE CDE applications due by 5 p.m.

20 Broiler Registration Due

OCTOBER 2024

2 Start Date for Broilers

9-10 Fall Leadership Conference/Fall PDI – Crowne Plaza Lansing West

23-26 National FFA Convention – Indianapolis, IN

30 Broiler Weigh Date

NOVEMBER 2024

5-8 Contest Date for Broilers – Munsell’s Poultry Processing

15 WLC Scholarship Applications due via online submission

DECEMBER 2024

1 Glassbrook Grant Applications Due

5 FFA Board of Directors Meeting – MSU – 5-8 p.m.

6 The following applications are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

  • #SpeakAgMichigan
  • Academic Excellence
  • Regional Grant
  • Star Candidate Applications (includes star battery and state degree application)
  • Proficiency Awards

13 The following applications are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

  • State Officer Application
  • State Officer Nominating Committee Applications

13-15 State Officer Retreat (For 2024-2025 State FFA Officers) – South Haven, MI

JANUARY 2025

8-10 Regional Update Meetings

10 The following applications are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

  • State FFA Degree
  • Outstanding Junior
  • State FFA Band
  • State FFA Choir
  • State FFA Talent
  • Building our Michigan Communities (BOMC)
  • National Chapter Award – Form I and II
  • Chapter Program of Activities – must be submitted for all National Chapter Award applications

14 Star Candidate Interviews – Michigan Farm Bureau

15 AFNR Education Scholarships are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

22 District Leadership Contest entries due to chairs

24 Arthur Berkey Agriscience Fair videos and manuscripts are due online via the CANR online submission process.

29-30 District Leadership Contests

FEBRUARY 2025

1 State FFA Officer Interviews – Phase 1 – Virtual

12-13 Regional Leadership Contests

14 State Convention Registrations are due

14-16 State FFA Officer Interviews – Phase 2- Crowne Plaza Lansing West

17 Courtesy Corps Application due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

20 Materials for the following State Leadership Contests are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

  • Junior High Public Speaking
  • Greenhand Public Speaking
  • Prepared Public Speaking
  • Job Interview

20 FFA Board of Directors Meeting – 5-8 p.m. – MSU

MARCH 2025

5-7 State FFA Convention – MSU

18 Ag Skills Contest Registration and Rabbit Contest Registration Due

TBD State FFA/4H Horse Judging Contest – MSU Livestock Pavilion

APRIL 2025

10 Marketing Plan Papers must be submitted online by April 10 at 5:00 p.m.

11 State FFA Career Development Events (Ag Skills Contests) – MSU

17 FFA Board of Directors Meeting – 5-8 p.m. – MSU

TBD State Officer Base Camp (For 2025-2026 State FFA Officers) – Lansing, MI

MAY 2025

1 Market Rabbit Contest – Munsell’s Poultry Processing

1 FFA College Scholarship Applications due to the State FFA Alumni Office

1 Challenge 24 Applications Due

4-6 State Officer Capstone (For 2024 – 2025 State FFA Officers) – Best Western, Okemos, MI

7 Meats Judging Contest – MSU Meat Lab, Anthony Hall

9 The following applications are due to the State FFA Office by 5:00 p.m.

  • American FFA Degree
  • American Star Applications
  • Proficiency State Winner Application
  • National Chapter Award
  • National Agriscience Fair
JUNE 2025

2 SLCCO/SLCRO Registrations Due

13 Dairy Showmanship/Dairy Judging/Tractor Driving Registrations Due to State FFA Office via online registration

TBD State Officer Checkpoint (For 2025-2026 State FFA Officers) – Lansing, MI

TBD Summer PDI – Location TBD

TBD Challenge 24 – Kellogg Center, MSU

24-26 State Officer SLCCO Training (For 2025-2026 State FFA Officers) – MSU

24-29 Washington Leadership Conference (WLC)

JULY 2025

10 SLCCO/SLCRO – TBD

TBD Livestock Judging Contest – MSU

TBD Dairy Judging Contest/Dairy Showmanship

14-18 State Officer Summit – Washington DC

TBD Foundation Business & Industry Tour (For 2025-2026 State FFA Officers)

AUGUST 2025

TBD State FFA Tractor Driving Contest