Crater FFA
About Crater FFA
The Crater FFA Chapter is located in the heart of the Rogue Valley in Central Point Oregon. We are proud of our tradition and history. We support students with goals for premiere leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
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2024 State Convention Results:
March 21-24, 2024 at Deschutes Fair & Expo Center in Redmond
- Degree Requirements: Greenhand, Chapter, and State
- State Fair
- Career Path Preparation Course
- Career Development Events
Degree Requirements: Greenhand, Chapter, and State
Use the website below to access information about the Greenhand, Chapter, and State Degree requirements:
http://oregonffa.com/DoToLearn/Degree
State Degree Application is online NOW! You must have a login to AgCN account in order to access and fill-out the application.
Check with Advisor to help!
State Fair
- Preparation for the Fair
- Deadlines
- Scheduling
- Membership
- Livestock Exhibitors:
- Exhibitor Release Information
- Attachments
Preparation for the Fair
Preparation for the Fair:
- Review the premium books carefully to familiarize yourself with the details. Students need to be very aware of these regulations. Including rules regarding animal welfare and showmanship ethics.
- Please make sure students have read and have in their possession a copy of the Livestock Show Ring Code of Ethics and any necessary livestock ownership documents.
- Use the premium book to familiarize your students, their parents, your superintendent, and other with the FFA activities t the State Fair.
- There are additions and modifications to division and call offerings. Due to changes in instructors, we have rearranged some assignments. You will find an updated assignment list enclosed for your review.
- State Fair Camping is coordinated through the Oregon State Fair. If you are interested in camping at the Oregon State Fair, use this link for information directly through the Oregon State Fair
Deadlines
Deadlines:
- All forms required for state fair exhibits and events are due in the State FFA Office no later that August 1st. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. LATE ENTRIES OR ENTRIES NOT IN MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL FORMAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Entry Form Exceptions: Crops, Nursery, Wool and Ag Mechanics projects do not need to be listed on the Form SF-1 submitted by August 1st. Members with those projects should have name and address and crops in the description.
State Fair entry forms should be sent by the chapter advisor by EMAIL ONLY to:
Lee Letsch at:
Lee@OregonFFA.com
Scheduling
Scheduling:
- Schedule of Activities: Familiarize your participants with the schedule and the importance of arriving ahead of schedule for their events. Please check both 4-H & FFA and Open Show schedules to avoid conflicts. Contact superintendents of both shows if a conflict occurs.
- Exhibitor Meetings: Attendance is required at exhibitor meetings for all livestock exhibitors.
Membership
Membership:
- The FFA Division of the Oregon State Fair had been organized and planned for participation by active FFA members. Each entry form that is received in the State FFA Office will be checked for current membership. If dues have not been paid for any individuals entering, those individuals must pay membership dues before they are eligible to participate in the State Fair.
- Members must also have a current AET waiver on file before they are eligible to participate in the State Fair.
Livestock Exhibitors:
Livestock Exhibitors:
Advisors: Please review the following information with your livestock exhibitors before they fill out entry forms:
- Members will register by breed division for registered or grade animals
- If a crossbreed, an entry must be shown in the commercial cross.
- If the animal is not registered in the exhibitors name, a copy of the SAE agreement must be attached.
- If the registration papers are not brought to onsite registration for verification, animals will be moved into commercial class.
- Registered and grade animals will be shown together, unless there are enough entries to divide into registered and grade classes.
- If registering by “other breed”, please indicate what breed.
Exhibitor Release Information
Exhibitor Release Information
All livestock exhibits will be released Monday, August 28th, starting at 3:00 pm with a staggered release for exhibitors based on distance. A release schedule will be posted on the barn office. Livestock exhibits must be out of the barn no later than 10:00 pm, Monday, August 28th. If you need to hold your animal(s) over for the open show, you must make arrangements. Please let state staff know by 8am on Saturday if you need to hold over.
Attachments
Dates for the 2024 Oregon State Fair are August 23rd – September 2nd. With FFA at the Fair August 21st – August 26th.
See schedule for more details on FFA events:
2024 Combined 4-H & FFA Barn Schedule
SIGNED EXHIBITOR CONSENT FORMS MUST BE PRESENTED UPON ARRIVAL TO STATE FAIR FOR EACH EXHIBITOR.
Career Path Preparation Course
Welcome to the "What's Next: Building Your Journey" Career Path Preparation Course!
In a world full of opportunities, it can be hard to know what to pick as the best option for YOU after graduation! This course is designed to help you narrow in your focus and build a plan that fits YOUR path the best.
Select "Mapping Your Path" below to begin!
Career Development Events
General CDE & LDE Information:
The following items are great resources:
- Member Eligibility & General Event Rules (these pertain to EVERY event)
- Specific Event Rules
- Event Test Banks
- Event Results (Past Results can be found here)
- CDE Staffing Roles
CDE & LDE Calendar
October 2023
- 16 State Soils Judging CDE – Dallas (8am Start)
November 2023
- 18 State Food Science – Oregon State University
- 18 State Ag Sales – Oregon State University
- Complete your fall CDE Evaluation for all October & November events: Click here
February 2024
- 21 Sectionals: Blue Mountain, Eastern Oregon & Snake River Districts
- Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 12
- 26 Sectionals: Southern Oregon, Umpqua, & Upper Willamette Districts
- Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 16
- 27 Sectionals: Central Oregon & Mt. Hood Districts
- Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 17
March 2024
- 5 Sectionals: Capital, Lower Willamette & Northwest Districts
- Manuscripts & Job Interview Documents must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on February 23
- 21-24 State FFA Convention – Deschutes Fair & Expo Center
- Marketing Plan
- Written Marketing Plan must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 3
- Farm Business Management
- Agricultural Issues
- Ag Issues Portfolio (PDF) must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 15
- Beginning Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
- Sophomore Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
- Prepared Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Manuscripts for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
- Job Interview
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Resumes, Cover Letters, and Letters of Recommendation for the state must be emailed to Lee Letsch by 5pm on March 8.
- Extemporaneous Public Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- 2023-2024 Topics
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Conduct of Chapter Meetings
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Creed Speaking
- Must qualify at the district & sectional level to advance to state, no registration needed
- Coop Quiz
- Individuals must qualify at the district level to advance to state, No registration needed
- Marketing Plan
Complete your winter CDE Evaluation for all February & March events: Click here
April 2024
- 19 State Nursery – Chemeketa Community College (1pm Start)
- 20 State Floriculture – Chemeketa Community College (8am Start)
- 27 State Vet Science – Corvallis
May 2024
- 3 State Envirothon (Env. and Natural Resources CDE) – Oregon Gardens
- 6-7 OSU CDE Days – Oregon State University
- Agricultural Mechanics at Central High School (Monday)
- Agricultural Communications (Monday)
- Meats Evaluation (Monday)
- Horse Evaluation (Monday)
- Dairy Cattle Eval (Monday)
- Poultry Evaluation (Tuesday)
- Crops/Agronomy (Tuesday)
- Milk Quality & Products (Tuesday)
- Agricultural Mechanics at Central High School (Monday)
- 20 State Forestry – Umpqua Community College
Complete your spring CDE Evaluation for all April & May events: Click here
August 2024
- 26 State Livestock Evaluation – Oregon State Fair