Overview      
In California, there are 34 career development events (CDEs), 7 leadership development events (LDEs), and 1 activities that cover job skills in everything from communications to mechanics. Some events allow students to compete as individuals, while others requite students to work together in a team.

CDE Intro/Overview      

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Career Development Events (CDEs)      

1. Agricultural Communications 2. Agribusiness (Farm) Management 3. Agricultural Pest Control 4. Agricultural Sales 5. Agricultural Science Fair 6. Agricultural Tech and Mechanics 7. Agricultural Welding 8. Agronomy 9. Citrus Evaluation 10. Computer Applications 11. Cooperatives 12. Cotton Evaluation 13. Dairy Cattle Evaluation 14. Farm Power and Machinery 15. Farm Record Book (AET) 16. Floriculture 17. Food Science & Technology

18.Forestry 19. Fruit Tree Judging 20. Fruit Tree Pruning 21. Grapevine Judging 22. Grapevine Pruning 23. Light Horse Evaluation 24. Livestock Evaluation 25. Marketing Plan 26. Meats Evaluation and Technology 27. Milk Quality and Dairy Foods 28. Natural Resources and Environment 29. Nursery/Landscape 30. Poultry Evaluation 31. Small Engines 32. Soil and Land Evaluation 33. Vegetable Crop Evaluation 34. Veterinary Science

Leadership Development Events (LDEs)      
1. Agricultural Issues Forum
2. Best Informed Greenhand
2. Creed Speaking
3. Employment Skills (Job Interview) 
4. Extemporaneous Public Speaking
5. Impromptu Public Speaking
6. Parliamentary Procedure
7. Prepared Public Speaking