Virginia State Fair - FFA Horticulture Demonstration, Category A: Crop Production or Soil Management
Each FFA chapter is invited to enter TWO demonstrations. If two teams are entered, they should not be in the same category.
Presentations will be a maximum of 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions.
Demonstrations are presented by either one individual contestant or a team of two contestants. (Note that awards are presented to ranked demonstrations, not individual contestants.)
Contestants may be any active FFA member who is enrolled in an agricultural education course during the school term preceding entry in the contest. No individual may present the same demonstration in successive years.
Senior Presentations must be of a demonstration nature (actually doing something), not simply an illustrated talk. Demonstration topics may deal with fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, ornamental plants, and turf within any of the following areas:
a. Crop production or soil management.
b. Crop marketing or preparation for storage and exhibition.
c. Food crop preparation for fresh use or processing or floral material preservation.
d. Artistic arrangement of live or dried products in arrangements, corsages, or plaques.
e. Landscaping, installation, and plant maintenance
Junior (Middle School) presentations should demonstrate one of the horticulture topics above, but will be judged in a single junior category.
f. Junior Horticulture Demonstration
Entries will be limited to 10 teams/individuals per category. Please check the form title to make sure you are signing up for the correct category.