State Contest Information
DATE: Live Contest on Friday April 17, 2026
TIME- begins at 8:15 am [teams driving themselves be onsite by 8:00 am]
EVENT HOST: Madison College [Madison, Truax Campus, Main Building, B1362D 1701 Wright Street Madison]
SUPERINTENDENT: Nick Lindloff
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Overview
Students develop technical knowledge and an ability to work with others to solve complex agricultural problems. The Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems Career Development Event (CDE) helps students develop technical knowledge and an ability to work with others to solve complex agricultural problems. The event is built around students learning and executing a “systems approach” – or the process of understanding how solving one problem influences others.
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Resources:
2026 Lab Stations
1- Build a D/C Electric Circuit
2- DC Electrical Trouble Shooting
3- Harvest Loss (Combine)
4- Sprayer Rate Calculation
5- Corn Planter setup
6- Nebraska Test Data analysis
7- Hydraulic cylinder with Pascal's Law
8- UWP with A/C lighting circuit
How to Plumb A Single Acting Hydraulic Cylinder
Videos of Hydraulic Cylinder Plumbing
Pascal's Law
California CDE Ag Mechanics study resources
Free John Deere Technical Manuals
Reference Materials: Listed in the WI Ag Mechanics CDE Handbook
sample scantron:
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Photo Gallery
2025 State Winning Team Waterford FFA
Nathan Piper, Noah Hying, Lucas Lago, Eli Palmer
High Individual: Joshua Rusch of Elk Mound
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