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  Page updated 07/01/2008

2008 SUMMER CONFERENCE PAYROLL DEDUCTION INFORMATION

In the event that your teachers are having difficulty accessing anything to do with convention registration, here are the instructions for resetting their MyFFA account. Have a great week.  

Attention FFA Advisors: Pre-convention registration for the 81st National FFA Convention will open mid-August. You can help ensure a painless registration experience: Before you register, please make sure your "MyFFA" account is active. To do this, please log in to your MyFFA account. Under your MyFFA Menu (located on the left side of the page), you should see "CONVENTION." If you do not see "CONVENTION" on your MyFFA Account, please go to the bottom of the page and click on CONTACT THE WEB TEAM. Once you do this, a new Web browser window will open.

Please fill out the required information and, in the Comments or Errors Received dialog box, please indicate that you do not have CONVENTION information available. The Web Team will reset your account and send you an e-mail indicating the change has been made.

Nina

Nina Crutchfield
Local Program Success Specialist
National FFA Organization
6060 FFA Drive, PO Box 68960
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1370

voice: 317-802-4363

cell: 501-827-1866

fax: 317-802-5363

ncrutchfield@ffa.org

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS LINDSEY FFA!!!!!
Lindsey FFA was one of the winning FFA Chapters in the National FFA T-shirt contest!!!!

FFA MEMBERS HELPING OTHERS VIDEO

2008 SUMMER IN-SERVICE

Perkins Commercial Cattle Grading School - July 15

BIG 3 FIELD DAYS

The 2008 Animal Science "Big 3" Field Day flyer and packet will be coming soon. For those groups that need hotel information, we have booked 500 rooms throughout Stillwater at a reduced rate for the "Big 3" Field Days. If you have not already made hotel arrangements, feel free to contact the following hotels and ask for the OSU "Big 3" Field Day rate. To receive the "Big 3" booking rate you need to reserve your rooms by June 14th, 2008. See you in July.

Thanks,

Rusty

Best Western (405)377-7010 $72.00/night

Cimarron Hotel & Suites (405)372-2878 $99.00/night

Motel 6 (405)624-0433 $51.99/night

Quality Inn (405)372-0800 $70.00/night

Hampton Inn &Suites (405)743-1306 $99.00/night

In addition to many other hotels in Stillwater, there is a new Microtel Inn & Suites that will hopefully be completed by Field Days. It is just East of Mexico Joes and may be able to accommodate late reservations if the facility is completed.

Thanks,

Rusty

MEMORANDUM

To: OK FFA Instructors and OK 4-H County Extension Agents

From: Tulsa State Fair

Swine Nominations

Swine Nomination Deadline: July 1, 2008 - All Market Barrow Nomination packets MUST be postmarked by July 1, 2008 or will not be accepted.

Mail-in process ONLY for Market Barrows. All Barrow Nomination kits must be ordered by June 25th to insure they are delivered in a timely manner. If kits are requested after June 25th, you will be charged a $5.00 postage fee to cover over night costs. Nomination Forms and information are located on the Tulsa State Fair website  www.tulsastatefair.com

Sheep & Goat Nominations

Sheep & Goat Nominations: Nomination Forms and information are located on the Tulsa State Fair website, www.tulsastatefair.com   Sheep and Goat Nomination location and dates are listed below:

June 30, 2008

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Garfield County Fairgrounds, Enid, OK
July 1, 2008

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Grady County Fairgrounds, Chickasha, OK
July 2, 2008

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Muskogee County Fairgrounds
 Muskogee, OK

Junior Market Broiler Entry and Order Deadline: July 1, 2008

The Junior Market Broiler Show Entry and Order Forms must be postmarked no later than July 1, 2008. The entry/order form is located on the Tulsa State Fair website,  www.tulsastatefair.com

Premium Books

The 2008 Tulsa State Fair Livestock and Horse Premium Books will ONLY be available on the Tulsa State Fair website, www.tulsastatefair.com

Questions?

Lesa Smith
Livestock Coordinator
(918) 744-1113 ext. 2012

lsmith@tulsastatefair.com

Thank you for your interest in the Tulsa State Fair! We look forward to seeing you at Nominations! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any information!

Brandi Herndon
Agribusiness Manager
Expo Square/Tulsa State Fair
(918) 744-1113, ext. 2104

Cowboy Golf Scramble - Tee Off for Ag Education

This is a great professional development link, http://www.naae.org/webinars/schedule

CIMC NEWSLETTER

2008 WHEAT SHOW RULES & REGULATIONS

2008 WHEAT SHOW REGISTRATION/REPORT FORM

OSU Ag Ed, Communications and Leadership

http://aged.okstate.edu/

2008 RFDTV National FFA Convention Re-Broadcast Schedule

The Oklahoma Meat Goat manual is now available. The effort was led by J.J. Jones (Area Ag Economist) and Justin McDaniel (Ag Educator - Pontotoc County, OCES). This much needed resource will meet many of the needs of this fast growing industry here in Oklahoma, whether a first time 4-H member, FFA member, or a full time producer.

Manuals are available from the Oklahoma State University Central Mailing Services.
Contact: Jaime Wheat (405)744-9037 or jaime.wheat@okstate.edu

Manual Cost: $10.00/each


Jr. Wheat show banquet is set for August 28, 2008 in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center on the
OSU campus in Stillwater. For those participants unfamiliar with this area, please
advise them to see the Driving Directions link on the website page
http://www.osualumnicenter.org/

Date and location of the wheat judging is still to be determined.


Agronomy Identification Sets from ITCS Instructional Materials at the University of Illinois

 

* Z7003a Crop Seed Samples has 41 samples. These samples include 31 of the 53 crops on the national Agronomy Career Development Event crop identification list. Z7003a comes in a convenient storage box and includes a key to the samples. To see the list of crop seeds, go to http://im.itcs.uiuc.edu  and follow the link to Z7003a in the Featured Items section on the left-hand side of the screen. Z7003a Crop Seed Samples sells for $36.00, plus shipping.

 

* Z7004a Weed Seed Samples has 42 samples. These samples include 30 of the 55 crops on the national Agronomy Career Development Event weed identification list. Z7004a comes in a convenient storage box and includes a key to the samples. To see the list of weed seeds, go to http://im.itcs.uiuc.edu and follow the link to Z7004a in the Featured Items section on the left-hand side of the screen. Z7004a Weed Seed Samples sells for $99.00, plus shipping.

Orders can be placed toll-free at (800) 345-6087. Order online at http://pubsplus.uiuc.edu/

Ken McPheeters
ITCS Instructional Materials

http://im.itcs.uiuc.edu/

University of Illinois

http://www.uiuc.edu/

(217) 244-5186

FAX (217) 333-0005

Online store http://pubsplus.uiuc.edu/

The new OSU Swine Showmanship Fact Sheet is now available online at

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/youth extension/index.htm

Oklahoma Youth Expo
 Address Change:

Oklahoma Youth Expo
431 Northeast 14th St
Oklahoma City, OK  73104

(Phone numbers and other contact info. will stay the same)

This is just a reminder that teachers can download the information pages for the written test portion of the CDE contests at these sites:

Food Science: 8 Lessons on Food Science

http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000411

Dairy Foods: Go to the Dairy Facts box on the right hand side of the website.

www.idfa.org

Here are the corrected files for the "Plant Science and Agronomy" CDE book:

http://www.okcimc.com/updates/

 

2010 OSU ANSI "Big 3" Date Change!!!!!

Oklahoma is hosting the 2010 NACAA AM/PIC National Conference, therefore we have been asked to move the 2010 Field Days from July 13-15th to July 20-22nd. Please update all of your calendars and newsletters. I know that the Field Days dates are usually set and in place 10 years in advance and I hope that this change does not negatively affect any other program. If so, please accept our apology in advance. Under the circumstances this seems to be the best date move for all involved.

Again, the 2010 OSU ANSI "Big 3" Field Days will be moved to July 20-22nd.

If there are any major conflicts that this move presents please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Rusty J. Gosz
Animal Science Extension Youth Livestock Specialist
Oklahoma State University
(405)744-6060

rusty.gosz@okstate.edu

Show your pride by displaying an Official Oklahoma FFA license plate on your vehicle.  The Oklahoma Tax Commission offers these special plates, emblazoned with the FFA insignia, at a price of only $37.00.


A percentage of the license plate fee is funded to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Agriculture Revolving Fund to encourage students to consider agriculture as a career choice.  To order your own Official Oklahoma FFA license plate, contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission at (405) 521-2468 or log onto the agency's website at www.tax.ok.gov to download the form.

 

 

 

Ag Ed 1 PowerPoints

 

 

 

 SHIPPING ADDRESS

Any parcels or packages sent to the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech, must be sent to the following address: 1201 N. Western, Stillwater OK  74075.  Remember to include the name of the division or person to receive the package.  Continue to send letters to 1500 W. Seventh.

Don't forget to check your District Web Pages for the latest in your district.

(Ag Ed Home Page)

Page updated 07/01/2008
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