Overview      
In California, there are thirty-one career development events (CDEs), seven leadership development events (LDEs) and three 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.

Career Development Events (CDEs)      

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

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

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

FFA Activities      
1. Best Informed Greenhand
2. Program of Activities
3. Scrapbook