Download - Miles Robinson AgEd 150 Vegetable Crop Judging FFA Career Development Event Miles Robinson
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Vegetable Crop JudgingFFA Career Development EventMiles Robinson
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What is it? Purpose!
A career development event designed to promote and create an interest in the vegetable crop industry
To explore career opportunities, skills, and proficiencies in the veg. crop industry
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Contest Overview
There are four juding classes
Followed by four reasons classes
Finally there is identification, which is worth the most
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Identification Eighty specimens are selected from the identification list
These will be any combination of the following Edible portion of the vegetable Vegetable seeds Common vegetable field weeds Market defects Evidence of diseases and insect damage Vegetable plants intended for transplanting
Contestants will be deducted points for spelling mistakes
Full names, given on the identification list, must be used
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How to JUDGE! Four classes of vegetables will be judged
Each class has four plates
Judging is based on the quality of the vegetable which will bring the best financial return on the retail market compared to the other vegetables in that class
Each class has the vegetable plates numbered 1 – 4. Students are to place the best quality plate first and the worst last.
When looking at the plates, choose the ones that you would likely buy and look the best to you
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Video on Judging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iyv0yDyMfk
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ReasonsAfter Judging a class of vegetables, contestants will be
required to give oral reasons on why they placed the plates in
the order that they did
Reasons must be given orally and without the use of notes
Only one contestant may present their reasons at a time
Always be courteous to the judge
Think of a format to use ahead of time and fill in the blanks
after judging the vegetable classes
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Sample Reasons
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General Notes
• Contestants are not allowed to touch the vegetables
• Contestants compete in groups of three or four
• The State Finals are held at Cal Poly SLO
• Notes and outside information are not allowed to be used and contestants will be given testing cards and vegetable list
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Coaching TipsFind students that have an interest in the veg. Make flashcards with a picture of the veggie on
one side and the name on the otherHave practice at least once a weekPictures and resources can be found at the USDA
websitehttp://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
California Department of Food and Agriculturehttp://www.cdfa.ca.gov/