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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

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. 



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


Results and Awards      
2024 Top Individual - GIANNA KUD, Big Foot FFA
2024 Winning Team - Stanley  Boyd FFA

Photo Gallery      
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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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