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 Dates - 2026-2027

LDE Contests (2026)

• District: See District Information Pages

• October 13 -Garden City Invitational @ Garden City High School

• October 21 -Lubbock Christian Invitational

• October 27 - New Home Invitational

• October 28- Texas Tech Invitational

• October 30 - Tahoka Invitational

• November 21 -Area Contest @ Howard College (see LDE Contest Rotation 2026)

• December 4-5 -State Contest @ Sam Houston State University