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• BLISTER HOT, HOT, HOT - Camp Health Profiles & Obstacle Course Forms - PLEASE get those turned in.  Please see this link on which students have completed the required documents or have missing documents.  If you do not see your school’s name, then we do not have the required information.  Please contact pdavis@illinoisffa.org for questions or to email in the missing paperwork.  All forms are required by July 8, 2024.

• GETTING HOT, HOT, HOTTER - Illinois State Fair update  - With the new system (Showworks), Advisors - you need to approve your students that sign up under your chapter. 

The instructions can be found HERE.  Please ensure you have this done by July 19, 2024,  so they can process the entries. You can do this all at once or sign in weekly.  State Fair does ask if you change your password, and if you are a multi-teacher program, that you inform others what the password is. If you have any questions, you can call them, but it might be quicker to email Stephanie at Stephanie.Hardy@illinois.gov

****NEW Information****

1. H5N1 Exhibition Testing Requirements

2. 2024 Illinois FFA - National FFA Officer Candidate

1. H5N1 Exhibition Testing Requirements

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced an intrastate

testing requirement for lactating dairy cattle participating in livestock exhibitions in Illinois to minimize the spread of H5N1 (highly pathogenic avian influenza).  Click here for more information.  Here are Both the FAQs and testing protocols.  

2.  Proud to announce the Illinois FFA 2024 National Officer Candidate

Illinois FFA is pleased to announce that Thaddeus Bergschneider, 2023 - 2024 Illinois FFA State President, is our 2024 Illinois FFA National Officer Candidate.    On behalf of Illinois FFA, we all wish Thad the best of luck!

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*Please NOTE that clicking on Dates & Deadlines will take you to the www.ilaged.org calendar.  

• July 8, 2024 - IL FFA Leadership Camp Health Profiles & Signed Obstacle Course Forms are DUE for each camper.

• July 10-11, 2024 - 2nd Year Ag Teacher Conference, LLCC, Springfield

• July 17, 2024 - Arrive Late/Leave Early IL FFA Leadership Camp Form DUE

• July 22-25, 2024 -  IL FFA Leadership Camp, Allerton Park, 4-H Camp, Monticello

• July 29, 2024 - ELS (New Teacher) Conference, 1701 Towanda Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701

• July 30-31, 2024 - Beginning Ag Teacher Conference, Heartland Community College, 1500 W Raab Rd, Normal, IL 61761

• August 8, 2024 - IL State Fair Parade, Springfield, IL

• August 9-18, 2024 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL

• August 9, 2024 - Ag Day at the Illinois State Fair

• August 23-September 2, 2024 - DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, IL

• August 23, 2024 - DuQuoin State Fair Parade

• August 26, 2024 - DuQuoin Farm Follies, DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, IL 

• August 30, 2024 - IL FFA Center Closes at 2:30 p.m. for the Holiday

• September 2, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED for Holiday

• September 3, 2024 - District I Star Conference, Black Hawk College East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Rd, Galva, IL 61434

• September 4, 2o24 - District II Star Conference, Joliet Junior College, Main Campus, U Building, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, IL 60431

• September 5, 2024 - District IV Star Conference, Lake Land College, 5001 Lake Land Blvd, Mattoon, IL 61938

• September 10, 2024 - District V Star Conference, Southern Illinois University, 1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901

• September 10, 2024 - District V Greenhand Conference & COLT, Southern Illinois University, 1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901

• September 11, 2024 - WIU Greenhand Conference, Western Illinois University, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL 61455

• September 12, 2024 - District II Star Conference, John Wood Comm College; John Wood Community College, 37803 St Hwy 104, Baylis, IL 62314 

• September 13, 2024 - Special Accommodation Form DUE for State Forestry CDE

• September 14, 2024 - Early Bird Registration ENDS for State Forestry CDE

• September 20, 2024 - Elite Conference

• September 28, 2024 - State Forestry CDE, SIU College of Agricultural Sciences, 1205 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901