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Contests are listed in alphabetical order - please scroll to find your contest. Below each title are links to the official rules and Scantron, with all study materials and resources in the left hand bulleted list.

New PowerPoint - Filling Out Your Scantron (correctly!)

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Agricultural Mechanics
RULES
SCANTRON
RUBRICS

• Ag Mech./Tech. Competencies
  
• Carpentry Identification (updated 12/3/24)
• Concrete & Masonry Identification (updated 12/3/24)
• Electric Identification
• Engine Identification
• General Shop Identification (updated 12/3/24)
• ​​​AWS Welding Procedure Sheet
• AWS Welding Symbol Chart

• Plumbing Identification

• Supplies & Materials Identification (updated 12/3/24)
• Welding/Cutting/ Hot & Cold Metals Identification (updated 12/3/24)
• Missouri FFA Ag Mech examples
• Georgia FFA Ag Mech examples​
  
• Using the Carpenter's Square
  
• Framing Terms
  
• The Swanson Speed Square
  

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Agronomy
RULES
SCANTRON

• Agronomy ID Lists 
  
• Assessment & Solutions example​ (not based on current resources)

• Soil Analysis
  
• Know What is in a Bag of Seed​
• Entomology Key

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Dairy Cattle Evaluation
​RULES​
SCANTRON

• All  State Contest Examples (Zip File)
• Virginia Tech Dairy Cattle Quiz Bowl Resource

Dairy Cattle:

• Herd Record 
• Herd Record Questions
• Question Key

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Entomology
RULES
SCANTRON

• 12 Common Insects
• Why Study Insects
• Pesticide Application Manual
• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2
• Quiz 3
• Quiz 4
• Quiz 5

• Arthropods- Introduction
• Arthropods- Non-Insects
• Arthropods- Thysanura Thysanoptera
• Arthropods- Hemiptera
• Arthropods- Neuroptera- Coleoptera
• Arthropods- Lepidoptera-Siphonaptera
• Arthropods- Diptera-Hymenoptera
• Arthropods - Insect Collection and Curation​​

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Farm Business Mngt
RULES
SCANTRON

• Economic Terms & Definitions
• FBM Test Bank (MS Access-save to your computer)
  
• FBM Test Bank (excel) 

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Floriculture
​RULES
​Identification Sheets
SCANTRON
Corsage Rubric
Team Activity Rubric
2024 Floriculture Practicum

• Practice Quiz 1
• Practice Quiz 2
• Practice Quiz 3
• Practice Quiz 4​
• Corsage Examples

​Sample Team Activity:

• Team Activity Scenario 1
• Team Activity Scenario 2
• Team Activity Scenario 3​

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Food Science
RULES
SCANTRON
Aroma ID

**Product Development Scenario 2025**

• Customer Complaint Letter
• Food Science List of Problems
• Food Safety Sanitation Pics
• Food Science Math Examples
• Additional Resources Page​
• Food Science Resources​
• Food Science Practice Kits

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Forestry
RULES
SCANTRON (530-3)

General Knowledge Exam:

• Practice Test
• Study Information
• Reference Information

 Forestry ID Lists:

• ID List (Equip, Chainsaw, Tree) (updated for 2024)
  

Equipment & Chainsaw:

• Chainsaw Manual
• Chainsaw Information

Tree Identification:

• Tree Identification Resource

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Homesite
RULES
SCANTRON

• Pit Key
  
• Pit Card
  

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Horse
RULES
SCANTRON

• Horse Reasons & Key Classes Descriptions
• AQHA Horse judging manual

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Horticulture Produce
RULES​
SCANTRON

• Horticulture Produce ID (powerpoint)
  
• 2018 Hort Produce Test & Key

• Burpee - Produce Information Webpage
• Park Seed - Produce Information Webpage
• ​Sample Reasons #1
• Sample Reasons #2 
• Sample Reasons #3​

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Land Evaluation
RULES
SCANTRON

• Oklahoma State Land Judging Tutorial
• Land Flow Diagram​
• Pit Card

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Landscape Design
RULES
SCANTRON

• Sample Drawing Interpretation Questions
• Sample Designs
• Contest Approach Guidelines
• Scoring Rubric
  

• Practice Design - Text/Directions
  
• Practice Design - Drawing
• 2014 Landscape Design Interp. Test
  

Powerpoint for practice only

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​Livestock
RULES
SCANTRON

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Meats
RULES
SCANTRON

• CEV Meat Science & Food Safety
  
• TAMU Meats ID
  
• Meats Problem
• Retail Meat Identification Codes (Long List) 
• Retail Meat Codes
• Carcass Yield Grading

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Milk Quality & Products
RULES
SCANTRON (updated 2024)

• Milk Sample Prep Method
• Milk Quality Equipment list
  
• Milk Quality Equipment -Power point

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Nursery Landscape 
RULES
SCANTRON

• ID Lists
• References
• Rubrics

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Pasture & Range
RULES
SCANTRON

• Identification
  
• Plant ID List
  
• Range Contest Book
  

• NM Ecological Site Descriptions
• SD2 Site Descriptions (Zip File)

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Poultry
RULES
SCANTRON

• Past Production Hens
• Grading Ready-To-Cook Chickens
• Parts Identification
• Interior Egg Quality/Exterior Eggs/Egg Cartons
• Sample Pearson Square problems
  • Key

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Veterinarian Science
RULES
SCANTRON
2025 Vet Science Practicum

• Study Questions
• Study Questions Key
  
• Vet Science ID List
• Percentage Conversions

• Vet Science Conversion Chart
• Vet Science ID #1
• Vet Science ID #2
• Vet Science ID #3
• Vet Science ID #4
• Vet Science ID #5
• Vet Science ID #6

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Wildlife
​RULES
SCANTRON

• Wildlife Scientific Names
• Wildlife Scientific Names KEY
• Wildlife Tracks
• Wildlife Skulls
• Cooperative Extension Publication
  

• Wildlife Identification
• Wildlife Quiz #1
• Wildlife Quiz #2
• Wildlife Quiz #3
• Wildlife Quiz #4
• Wildlife Quiz #5

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Wool
RULES
SCANTRON (updated 2024)

• Wool Judging Terminology
• Reasons Information

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