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 Tech and Mechanics 5. Agricultural Welding 6. Agronomy 7. Citrus Evaluation 8. Computer Applications 9. Cooperatives 10. Cotton Evaluation 11. Dairy Cattle Evaluation 12. Farm Power and Machinery 13. Farm Record Book  (AET) 14. Floriculture 15. Forestry 16. Fruit Tree Pruning

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