Little International Judging Contest Descriptions. *Note*: For all judging teams, three scores count; however, three or four students can participate.

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1 Little International Judging Contest Descriptions *Note*: For all judging teams, three scores count; however, three or four students can participate. General Livestock: The General Livestock Judging contest will take place at 1:30 PM Friday, April 4 in the Animal Science Arena. Registration will be from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM in the lobby of the Animal Science Complex. The contest will consist of 6 classes with the same format as in 2004 (2 swine and 2 sheep classes on the floor of the arena with the 2 beef classes outside, north of the arena). Of those 6 classes, 3 will be questions classes with one set of questions in each species. Dairy Cattle: The Dairy Cattle Judging will consist of four placing classes, two sets of check reasons in addition to a pedigree class this year. Please be seated by 11:15 am for contest rules and regulations. All contestants must remain seated until the last class has exited the arena. Once the class has exited the arena contestants may hand in their last card. Failure to remain seated will result in your card being pulled. Horse Judging: The Horse Judging Contest will consist of three classes, two sets of questions and a 50 point exam. Contestants should be prepared to judge the following categories: gelding, mares and two-year-old fillies. Please be seated by 9:30 am for contest rules and regulations. All contestants must remain seated until the last class has exited the arena. Once the class has exited the arena, contestants may hand in their last card. Failure to remain seated will result in your card being pulled. Meat Judging: The Meat Judging Contest will consist of six classes, 20 retail cuts to identify, and 2 sets of questions. Please note your first and second preference on the registration form to which session you want to attend. Hats/hairnets and apron are required, please bring your own or they will be available of a cost of $.25. Please remind your students they will be in a meat cooler and to dress appropriately. Dairy Products Judging: This year s contest will involve 2 classes cheese identification and milk flavor. There will be 10 samples of both products ranging between 12 to 14 flavors of each. There will be no time limits set for the identification of products. Water will be available for students to wash their mouth between samples. Please be at the appointed building 10 minutes before the event begins to receive instructions. Natural Resources: Natural Resources will be an identification of mammals, fish, wood, and birds as well as a multiple choice exam. Crops Judging: This year, the crops judging contest will have two sessions. It will consist of the following groups: Grain Judging, Weed Plants, Forage Seeds and Forage Plants. Twenty samples of weed seeds are to be identified. Seed quality judging will consist of six crop classes, with each containing four samples to be placed according to seed quality. The six classes will be chosen from the following possible categories: Hard Red Spring Wheat, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Durum Wheat, Oats, Barley, Flax, Rye, Alfalfa, Sweet Clover, Grain Sorghum (Milo) and Soybeans. Awards will be given to the highest team and to the ten high individuals. Nursery/Landscape: The Nursery and Landscape contest has been changed to the format that reflects the National Future Farmers of America contest in this division. There will be a written letter of assistance to a customer. Participants will be given a letter from a concerned customer or citizen as well as the needed information to address this person s situation and the contestants will need to write in professional letter format to reply. If you which to refer to the National Future Farmers of America contest rules for this section, they will be explained more clearly. Paper will be provided, but each contestant must bring a writing utensil. Also in

2 the contest, there will be fifty questions multiple choice general knowledge test, identification of plants, landscape tools and possible diseases. A practice section with the basic landscape problems to be worked out (calculators may be used). Floriculture: There are three parts to the contest general knowledge test, plant ID, and flower judging. General Knowledge Test The general knowledge test is a 50 point test with questions regarding plant growing structures, insects, retail florist industry, greenhouse equipment, plant nutrients, growing media, plant science, propagation, and the greenhouse industry. Anything in these categories is fair game, so contestants should be well rounded in their knowledge of the floriculture industry. The contestants will have one hour to take the test. Plant Identification The plant ID section will consist of 40 specimens. The plants will be cut flowers, potted green plants, potted blooming plants, and annual plants. The list that is used is the same list for the South Dakota State FFA Floriculture CDE and is enclosed with this letter. Each contestant will have 30 seconds to identify the specimen during the contest. Plant Judging Four classes of four samples each are to be ranked one (top of class) through four (worst of class) based on quality and condition. Contestants will receive score cards for each class on the day of the contest. Three minutes will be allowed for each class with a thirty second warning before the end of the three minutes. The specimens for each class will be chosen from this list: Potted Plants: African violets, azalea, chrysanthemum, cineraria, cyclamen, Easter lily, exacum, various foliage plants, geranium, gloxinia, hydrangea, kalanchoe, daffodils, poinsettia, primula, begonia, tulips. Cut Flowers: Alstromeria, carnation (standard or minature), chrysanthemum (including standards, disbuds, or sprays), freesia, gerbera daisy, gladiolus, iris, daffodil, roses (standard or miniature), snapdragon, stock, tulips. Other potted plants or cut flowers with approval of the Committee Contestants must bring their own pencils and a hard surface to write on. Little I staff will provide score cards and answer sheets Farm Business Management Rules and Regulations Adopted from the National FFA Rules. AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENT 1. PURPOSE OF THE CDE To stimulate the development of farm management expertise as a result of instruction in agricultural education. II. OBJECTIVES A. The ability to apply the economic principles and concepts listed in analyzing the farm-ranch business management decisions. 1. Production Functions a. Diminishing Returns

3 b. Profit Maximizing Point: Benefit-Cost: MC=MR 2. Opportunity Cost a. Alternative Investment and Opportunities 3. Cost Analysis (Fixed Variable) 4. Input Combination 5. Enterprise Selection a. Equal Marginal Principle b. Specialization and Diversification 6. Supply and Demand a. Price and Quantity Determination b. Elasticity c. Substitute, Complementary Products B. To develop the ability to use records and manage resources for optimum returns to resources. 1. Analysis of Records 2. a. Profit and Loss b. Financial Statements 3. Ratios a. Solvency b. Liquidity c. Profitability d. Enterprise'. Labor and Feed Efficiency e. Inventory, Assets, Liabilities, New Worth 2. Budgeting a. Partial Budgeting b. Total Farm Budgeting c. Enterprise 3. Cash Flow Analysis a. Summary b. Projections 4. Basic Tax Management a. Assets b. Liabilities c. Receipts d. Expenses C. To develop the ability to apply principles of farm management to the decision making process. 1. Investment Analysis a. Capital Budgeting 1) Time value of money 2) Net present value b. Credit 1 ) Sources 2) Loan Applications 3) Interest c. Leasing of Real Property d. Land Acquisition and Ownership e. Machinery Management f. Insurance 1) Life Insurance 2) Property Insurance 3) Crop Insurance 4) Health 5) Liability 2. Marketing

4 a. Functions b. Structures c. Price Determination 1) Supply 2) Demand 3) Comparative Advantages d. Price Methods 1) Cash Markets 2) Futures and Options 3) Forward Contracting e. International Trade 3. Marketing and Purchasing Structure a. Cooperatives b. Independents 4. Ag Law a. Estate Planning c. Business Organization d. Schedule F Tax document analysis 1 ) Sole Proprietorship 2) Business Organization 3) Partnership 4) Contract Farming' c. Taxes d. Written agreements 5. Miscellaneous a. Integrating Government Programs 1) NRCS 2) Farm Credit Services b. Sources of information-where do you go to get information CDE FORMAT The Farm Business Management CDE will consist of two (2) parts, a written test and problem solving analysis. A. PART I - A WRITTEN TEST The written test is designed to test team members' understanding of the application of economic principles in farm management. Multiple choice questions, some related to problem situations, form the basis for testing the understanding. In general, questions are designed for the understanding of the application rather than definition identification. 1. Team members work as individuals and each will complete the written test. 2. There will be 50 multiple choice questions, each worth two (2) points of a total of 1 00 points allowed. 3. One hour (60 minutes) will be allowed for completion of the section. B. PART 11 - PROBLEM SOLVING ANALYSIS The problem solving analysis portion is designed to determine the team member's ability to apply principles of farm management to the decision making process by actual problem analysis and to justify the decision made. 1. Team members work as individuals, and each will complete all the problems assigned. 2. One hundred-twenty (120) minutes will be allowed for completion of this section of the CDE.

5 3. Two hundred (200) points will be allowed for this section of the CDE. 4. Tie breaking procedures: Tie breaking will be decided by using one of the problem solving questions. 5. Problems to be used will all be in multiple choice format: a. Two partial budgets b. One total farm budget c. One analysis of business d. Related problems examples: hedging, balance sheet, tax management, asset acquisition. IV. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR COE A. Four - member teams will work individually. Team members may use a battery operated calculator during the CDE. (Team members must furnish their own calculators, if used). B. The scores of the three members scoring highest of the four will be considered as the representing team. C. In scoring problems, full credit will be given for accuracy and partial credit will be given for answers within an allowable range which will be provided with each problem. V. CDE EXAMPLES For CDE examples of test questions and problem solving analysis problems, refer to National FFA CDE Bulletin No. 4. This publication has been provided to every Agricultural Education department. A reference list, definition, and other information are also found in this same publication. Copies of the National Farm Business Management CDE are available from the National FFA Supply Service.