SD FFA Leadership Career Development Events (CDEs)

Sponsorships for individual events cover plaques for the top three individuals, pins for the top eight individuals and plaques for individuals placing first in each district.  Sponsorships for team events cover plaques for the first three teams and plaques for teams placing first in each district.  Travel Scholarships are provided for for State-winning teams and individuals to compete at the 2008 National FFA Convention.

2007 State FFA Leadership Career Development Events was held at the Ramkota in Pierre on December 2-3.

2007 South Dakota Leadership Career Development Events and Sponsors include:

• Agricultural Issues – District and State Level awards sponsored by the South Dakota Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, travel scholarship sponsored by the SD FFA Foundation

• Extemporaneous Speaking – District and State Level awards and travel scholarship sponsored by the South Dakota Farm Bureau, travel scholarship sponsored by the SD FFA Foundation

• Public Speaking - District and State Level awards sponsored by the South Dakota Bankers Association Foundation, travel scholarship sponsored by Basin Electric Company, Bismarck, ND

• Agri-Business Salesmanship – District and State Level awards sponsored by the South Dakota Bankers Association Foundation.

• Junior Parliamentary Procedure - Awards sponsored by Cargill (District Level) and Gary Bachman (State Level).

• Parliamentary Procedure - District and State Level awards sponsored by South Dakota Farmers Union, travel scholarship sponsored by Monte and Ruth Mason, Redfield

• FFA Creed – District and State Level awards and travel scholarship sponsored by Craig Dybedahl and Mike Ringgenberg, matching funds provided by Pfizer Animal Health

• Job Interview - District and State Level awards sponsored by the South Dakota Department of Agriculture, travel scholarship sponsored by the Flandreau FFA

• Marketing Plan – District and State Level awards sponsored by Legend Seeds, Inc., travel scholarship sponsored by Hurley & Associates.

• Agricultural Communications – District and State Level awards and travel scholarship sponsored by the South Dakota Broadcasters Association. Travel scholarship sponsored by Pam Geppert, Dakota Farm Talk

• Agricultural Broadcasting/Journalism - District and State Level awards sponsored by Ludens Implement.

State Leadership Banquet Sponsors include:

• South Dakota Corn Utilization Council
• SD Wheat Growers
• SD Bankers Association Foundation
• American Coalition for Ethanol