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HOT & COLD…Roster Update - NO CHANGE - Wait, I don’t know what’s going on.  Click here for an email I emailed to all teachers on September 13, 2024.  REMINDER, the roster deadline has been extended to November 1, 2024. 

HOT, HOT, HOT - BLISTER HOT - Registration for the National Convention is now OPEN - Don’t forget to register for the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo! Click here for more information. 

HOT, HOT, HOT - Sizzling in the frying pan HOT - #SpeakAg Showcase Submission Deadline: September 25, 2024

HOT, HOT, HOT - A week away HOT - And HUMID.  HUMID, how so? The air with humidity is already saturated with moisture, making it harder for your sweat to evaporate, therefore making you hotter.  You know you have to do the 2024 - 2025 Chapter Strategic Plan - DUE October 1 and it doesn’t take long, but you have so many other things to do…it’s like humidity, it’s not that hot but the humidity makes it worse…you got this, check it off the list and make your life cooler.  2024 - 2025 Chapter Strategic Plan - DUE October 1, 2024 - Please click here for Chapter Strategic Plan instructions.  

****NEW Information****

1. 2025 Illinois FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation CDE 

2. 2024 Illinois FFA Ag Sales CDE Materials

1.  2025 Illinois FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation CDE 

• The 2025 Illinois FFA Dairy Cattle CDE will be held on April 4th, 2025 at the Livingston County Fairgrounds in Pontiac, Illinois. Following IAVAT Board policy, there will no longer be an official Dairy Handlers CDE. There will however be an Invitational Dairy Handlers event held in conjunction. More information will be shared closer to the event. 

2.  2024 Illinois FFA Ag Sales CDE Materials

• Product materials for the 2024 Illinois FFA Ag Sales CDE can be found on ILAgEd.org, or by following this link. Students will be asked to sell Kubota Skidsteers and attachments. For more information, please contact Sean Welch, at swelch@illinoisffa.org. 

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• 2024-25 State CDE/LDE Calendar - Updated 9/23/24

• All Conference Event Information, Flyers, Required Forms, Registration Information

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

• September 25, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED, Office Calendar/Cleanout Day

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

• September 30, 2024 - Virtual ICAE Meeting, 12:30 p.m.

• October 1, 2024 - 2024-25 FFA Chapter Strategic Plan DUE

• October 1, 2024 - IACCAI Conference Registration ENDS

• October 1, 2024 - IL FFA Alumni and Supporters Letter of Intent DUE

• October 2, 2024 - Early Bird Registration ENDS for State Land Use CDE 

• October 2, 2024 - Special Accommodation Form DUE for State Land Use CDE

• October 3, 2024 - National Convention Prep Day, IAA Building, Normal, IL

• October 7, 2024 - Illinois Foundation FFA Board Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield

• October 7-11, 2024 - Chapter Visits - Sections 2, 5, 7, 17, 25 

• October 8, 2024 - Virtual State Officer’s Meeting, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• October 9, 2024 - IAVAT Board Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield, IL

• October 14, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED for Holiday

• October 15, 2024 - IL FFA Board Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield, IL

• October 16, 2024 - State Land Use CDE, Rend Lake Community College, Ina, IL

• October 17-18, 2024 - IACCAI Conference, Lake Land College, 5001 Lake Land Blvd, Mattoon, IL

• October 23-26, 2024 - National FFA Convention, Indianapolis, IN

• October 29, 2024 - Fall Middle School Conference Registration & Food Allergies Form ENDS

• October 29, 2024 - PAS Fall Conference Registration ENDS

• October 30, 2024 - IL FFA Alumni Ground Zero Conference & WLC Scholarship Applications & Letter of Recommendations DUE

• October 31, 2024 - IAVAT & NAAE Dues DUE

• November 1, 2024 - FFA ROSTERS DUE

• November 1, 2024 - Administrators Approval of FFA Rosters DUE

• November 2, 2024 - IL FFA Alumni and Supporters Council Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield

• November 4-7, 2024 - Chapter Visits - Sections 3, 6, 9, 20

• November 6, 2024 - Virtual CREW Meeting

• November 7, 2024 - Virtual IAVAT Board Meeting, 3:30-5:00

• November 9, 2024- State Ag Sales Results DUE

• November 11, 2024 - IL FFA Center CLOSED for Holiday

• November 11, 2024 - BUILD Conference Registration & Food Allergies Form ENDS

• November 12, 2024 - Fall Middle School Conference, LLCC, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL

• November 14, 2024 - Fall PAS Conference, Illinois State University, 100 N University St, Normal, IL

• November 15, 2024 - Fall Middle School Conference, Richland Community College, 1 College Park, Decatur, IL

• November 18-22, 2024 - Chapter Visits - Sections 8, 11, 14, 22

• November 23, 2024 - State Ag Sales, LLCC, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL

• November 25-26, 2024 - BUILD Conference, ISU, Bone Student Center, Normal

• November 27, 2024 - IL FFA Center Closes at 12:30 p.m.

• November 28-29, 2024 - IL FFA Center Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

• November 30, 2024 - State Dairy Foods CDE Mandatory Registration ENDS at 11:59 p.m.

• November 30, 2024 - State Agronomy CDE Early Bird Registration Closes

• November 30, 2024 - Special Accommodation Form DUE for State Dairy Foods & Agronomy CDE

• December 3, 2024 - IL FFA Alumni and Supporters Roster & Dues DUE

• December 10, 2024 - State Dairy Foods & Agronomy CDE, University of Illinois, Stock Pavilion, 1402 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana, IL 

• December 12, 2024 - Virtual FFA Board Meeting, 3:30