HOME / LEARN & ENGAGE / CONTESTS CONTESTS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AGRICULTURAL ISSUES Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–7Official Dress Required: No*National Qualifying: Yes*See clarification in rules. CREED SPEAKING Grade: 7th–9thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes DEMONSTRATION Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 2–3Official Dress Required: No*National Qualifying: No*See clarification in rules. EXTEMPORANEOUS PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes GREENHAND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Grade: 9th(10th if first-year member)Team Event: 7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes GREENHAND PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th(10th if first-year member)Individual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No JOB INTERVIEW Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes JUNIOR HIGH CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Grade: 7th–8thTeam Event: 7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 7th–8thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 5–7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes*See Greenhand Conduct of Meetings for a similar contest for 9th-grade members. PREPARED PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes*See Greenhand Public Speaking for a similar contest for 9th-grade members. CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3 + AlternateIndividuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes AGRICULTURAL SALES Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes AGRONOMY Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes DAIRY CATTLE EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes DAIRY CATTLE SHOWMANSHIP Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes FLORICULTURE Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes FOOD SCIENCE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes FORESTRY Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No HORSE EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes LAND CONSERVATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No LIVESTOCK EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes MARKETING Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes MEATS EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes MILK QUALITY & PRODUCTS Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes NURSERY & LANDSCAPE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes POULTRY EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes QUIZ BOWL Grade: 7th–8thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No TRACTOR DRIVING Grade: 7th–9th | 10th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No VETERINARY SCIENCE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes STATE COMPETITIVE EVENTS AFNR EDUCATION CONTEST Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes AGRISCIENCE FAIR Grade: 7th–8th9th–10th | 11th–12thIndividual & Team Event: 1–3Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes BROILER CONTEST Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No DISCUSSION MEET Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No MEAT RABBIT CONTEST Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No SPEAKAG CHALLENGE Grade: 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
AGRICULTURAL ISSUES Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–7Official Dress Required: No*National Qualifying: Yes*See clarification in rules.
DEMONSTRATION Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 2–3Official Dress Required: No*National Qualifying: No*See clarification in rules.
EXTEMPORANEOUS PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
GREENHAND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Grade: 9th(10th if first-year member)Team Event: 7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
GREENHAND PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th(10th if first-year member)Individual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No
JUNIOR HIGH CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Grade: 7th–8thTeam Event: 7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No
JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 7th–8thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 5–7Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes*See Greenhand Conduct of Meetings for a similar contest for 9th-grade members.
PREPARED PUBLIC SPEAKING Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes*See Greenhand Public Speaking for a similar contest for 9th-grade members.
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3 + AlternateIndividuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
AGRICULTURAL SALES Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
AGRONOMY Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
DAIRY CATTLE EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
DAIRY CATTLE SHOWMANSHIP Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
FLORICULTURE Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
FOOD SCIENCE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
FORESTRY Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
HORSE EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
LAND CONSERVATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
LIVESTOCK EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
MARKETING Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
MEATS EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
MILK QUALITY & PRODUCTS Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
NURSERY & LANDSCAPE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
POULTRY EVALUATION Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
QUIZ BOWL Grade: 7th–8thTeam Event: 3–5Individuals Welcome: NoOfficial Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: No
TRACTOR DRIVING Grade: 7th–9th | 10th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
VETERINARY SCIENCE Grade: 9th–12thTeam Event: 4Individuals Welcome: YesOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
AFNR EDUCATION CONTEST Grade: 9th–12thIndividual EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: Yes
AGRISCIENCE FAIR Grade: 7th–8th9th–10th | 11th–12thIndividual & Team Event: 1–3Official Dress Required: YesNational Qualifying: Yes
BROILER CONTEST Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
MEAT RABBIT CONTEST Grade: 7th–8th | 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No
SPEAKAG CHALLENGE Grade: 9th–12thIndividual & Team EventOfficial Dress Required: NoNational Qualifying: No