Leadership Development Events (LDEs) and Career Development Events (CDEs) provide students the opportunity to demonstrate and improve their speaking, communication and problem solving skills, all while applying agricultural knowledge learned in the classroom. For a list of LDE contests offered in Texas and more details on LDEs, check out the Texas FFA LDE page. For a list of CDE contests offered in Texas and more details on CDEs, check out the Texas FFA CDE page.
Below is a list of contest dates submitted to the Area to be posted on the website. This is not a comprehensive list of contests that are available. Most contest information can be found on the JudgingCard Event Registration page.
Additional information on individual events can be found on JudgingCard's Event Registration page and on the Texas FFA Events page. Results for past events can be found on JudgingCard's Results page.
Contest & Convention Dates - 2025-2026
LDE Contest Dates
District: See District Information Pages
October 14, 2025 - Garden City Invitational @ Garden City High School
October 22, 2025 - Tarleton State Invitational
November 23, 2025 - Area LDE Contest @ Ira High School
December 5-6, 2025 - State LDE Contest @ Sam Houston State University
CDE & SDE Contest Dates
January 23 - Area Tractor Tech @ Angelo State University
March 24 - Area Applied Ag @ San Angelo Lakeview Ag Building
March 26 - TSU Invitational @ Tarleton State University
March 27 - WTAMU Invitational @ West Texas A&M University
March 28 - Clarendon Invitational @ Clarendon College
March 30 - Area and State Officer Test
March 30 - Scholarship Applications Due for review
April 1 - ASU Invitational @ Angelo State University
April 6 - Scholarship Applications Due
April 8 - SRSU Invitational @ Sul Ross State University
April 8 - Area CDE @ Tarleton State University
April 10-12 - Scholarship Applications scored
April 11 - TTU Invitational @ Texas Tech University
April 13 - Area CDE @ Angelo State University - Mir Center
April 15 - Scholarship Interviews
April 18 - Area CDE @ Texas Tech University
April 23 - State CDE @ Tarleton State University
April 24 - State CDE @ Sam Houston State University
April 25 - State CDE @ Texas A&M University
May 2 - State CDE @ Texas Tech University
May 31-June 1 - State SDE
Other Important Area Dates
May 11 - Area Officers meet/Area Degree Check @ Angelo State University
May 12-13 - Area II Convention @ Angelo State University - MIR Center
May 27-30 - State Leadership Camp @ Texas Tech University
June 1-5 - State Degree Check
June 16-18 - Area Leadership Camp @ Howard College