State Competition Information
The 2025 Wisconsin Ag Communications CDE Event will be an all LIVE contest open to all FFA Members - No pre- qualification contest needed. APRIL 11th - See State CDE Ag Communication Handbook for details
DATE: - Friday April 11, 2025
TIME: - 8:30 a.m. Registration 9 :00 a.m. Start
EVENT HOST:
Broadhead OR (TBD) Madison Area College
950 John Nolen Drive 1701 Wright Street
Suite 190 Madison, WI 53704
Madison, WI 53713
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Overview
Students interested in journalism, broadcasting, web design and more learn to communicate effectively while advocating for agriculture. Participants work as a team of communication consultants to develop a written media plan, present the plan to a panel of judges, and, as individuals, apply what they have learned during practicums, a quiz and editing exercise.
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Resources:
Practice Scantron
Word Press Resources
Journalism Example A
Journalism Example B
Opinion Writing A Example
Opinion Writing D Example
Press Release Check List
Quizlet of Communication Terms
Editing Quizlet
Ag Communications Practice Quiz
Ag Communications Practice Quiz Key
Agricultural Communications: A Hands-On Approach by Ricky Telg, Ph.D. and Tracy Irani, Ph.D.
High School Journalism, 2nd edition, by L.H. Hall.
Secondary School Journalism, by Judith Ann Isaacs.
Journalism Today, by Donald Ferguson and Jim Patten.
Writing and Reporting News, 1st edition, by Carole Rich.
Working with Words, by Brian S. Brooks and James L. Pinson.
Mini CDE Material
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Results and Awards
2024 Top Individual - GIANNA KUD, Big Foot FFA
2024 Winning Team - Stanley Boyd FFA
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Photo Gallery
2024 State Winning Team
Ag Communications 1st Place team GRACE SCHMIDT Stanley-Boyd
Ag Communications 1st Place team KIRA LATO Stanley-Boyd
Ag Communications 1st Place team LU CY WUNDROW Stanley-Boyd
Ag Communications 1st Place team EMILY KLETSCH Stanley-Boyd
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