Participants complete a 50-question written exam; identify seeds, insects, soils and crops; demonstrate knowledge of agronomic management to solve a practical problems. Teams consist of three or four members and the top three scores are tabulated for the final team score. State winning team advances to national competition which is held during the National FFA Convention in late October.
Agronomy ID list can be found here: https://www.judgingcard.com/resources/list.aspx?list=ag Past years agronomy exams can be found here for additional practice: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AOSGM0DYOfziIqCT0ehQHBIFqZwCAIA7?usp=sharing
Date: April 20
Location: Texas Tech University Superintendent: Glen Ritchie