Participants in the Livestock Evaluation CDE cooperatively classify livestock as “keep” or “cull” for market and breeding purposes based on physical characteristics and records. They evaluate cattle, sheep, and pigs based on their overall stucture, qualitites, and the traits the animals contain. There are four animals in the ring and the contestant ranks the animals in the order which they think is the best animal. There are two classes on each species; may include market barrow, market/breeding guilts, market ewes, breeding ewes, bulls, breeding heifers, and steers.

2011-2012 General Livestock CDE Evaluation Team

Left to Right: Morgan Schmidt, Junvenal Olvera, Mandy Schmiesing, Andy Schreck

In the Agricultural Sales CDE, students demonstrate skills in customer relations, advertising and promotion and merchandise displays. Four participants per team. All four team members’ scores count for team total. 2011-2012 Ag Sales CDE Team Trevor Bungarden, TJ Fulton, Erik Hastad, and Brandon Phillips

The Agricultural Mechanics CDE helps students develop their technical skills and knowledge, and their ability to work with others to solve complex problems. Four participants per team. The top three team members’ scores count toward team total.

2010-2011 Ag Mechanics CDE Team

Left to Right: Chris Baldwin, Lucas Mortenson, Jordan Brehmer, Brenton Schwartz, and Austin Olson