Engler Guide Conference
Ord, NEAn educator’s conference focused on teaching with a “Guiding” mindset. What happens when the Engler mission is applied to teachers? Is teaching much like entrepreneurship? Can the core concepts used in launching and running a business also apply to managing...
CASE Institute: Ag Equipment Maintenance and Technology (AEMT)
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture 404 E 7th St, Curtis, NebraskaThis CASE Institute prepares students to enter the ag technician field through hands-on identification and cause and correction of equipment failures in electrical, fluid, diesel, precision, and mechanical systems. This professional development cost covers all training materials, supplies used at...
Increasing Ag Productivity through Prototyping Design (CNC Plasma, 3-D Printing, Laser Cutting, and Testing)
Scottsbluff Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Increasing Ag Productivity through Prototyping Design (CNC Plasma, 3-D Printing, Laser Cutting, and Testing) REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/5LrzbdZfzs2h77Vj8 We will focus primarily in 2-D design on plasma and laser printers with the majority of...
Small Gas Engines Fundamentals
Panhandle Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Small Gas Engines Fundamentals --This class will be nearly identical to the Briggs & Stratton Field school courses offered in previous years. Teachers will get the curriculum, but not the textbook, clear carb,...
Ag Teachers & FFA Officers Tech Day
ESU 8 110 West 3rd St, Neligh, NEEnhance your tech skills to support your Ag program and FFA Chapter, through: Increase engagement with Canva and Ed Tech Tools Optimize technology capabilities to provide dynamic experiences Collaborate with Supported Chapter Planning Time Registration of $10/person includes lunch. More...
Automation in the Heartland I–Arduinos
Scottsbluff Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEYear one of a two year workshop. We will cover Arduino micro-controllers, basic circuits, basic CAD, the engineering process, and designing with Laser, and 3-D printers for ag applications, and fun physics applications using the Arduino. Teachers will receive a...
Citizen Science and Environmental Education Showcase: Empowering Youth, Inspiring Civic Action
Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall 840 N 14th St, Lincoln, NEJoin us as 25 distinguished educators from around Nebraska present their innovative methods for guiding students to understand the impact of water quality on public health, environmental issues on local communities, and pathways for active youth civic engagement. Additionally, 25...
Basic Laboratory Safety & Skill Development
Panhandle Research Station 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NEALEC 893 Short Course in Technical Agriculture: Basic Powertool & Shop Safety This course will focus on all things safety. We will be using the MN CTE Safety curriculum to cover the safe and efficient usage of woods and metal...
Agriscience Metaverse Academy (AMA)
Univeristy of Nebraska - LincolnThe AMA is a Virtual Reality Training Program to Bring Immersive Agricultural Experiences into the Classroom! A one-year, USDA NIFA-funded professional development program will help teachers improve their knowledge of virtual reality (VR) technology and Metaverse applications, for educational settings. ...
NPPD STEM Professional Development Teachers Workshop
Northeast Community College 801 East Benjamin Ave, Norfolk, NEEach school gets to take home a STEM kit of their choice* One and a half days of hands-on activities Tour of the NECC Campus Registration Deadline is May 31st, 2024 Open to all teachers K-12. Space limited. Supper will...
New Membership Year Opens
New membership year opens. If your chapter is interested in Affiliated Membership, request that in FFA.org before adding any members to your chapter roster.
Membership for State Fair Opens
*Note: If a current FFA member is on the 2023-2024 FFA roster, that individual does NOT need to be early added to next year’s roster prior to exhibiting at the 2024 Fair. Any incoming new member, including 7th and 8th...
Membership for State Fair Due
*Note: Do not send in payment for these members. Pay membership dues with all of the other membership dues by November 30, 2024.
Launch!
Kickoff Event in the Engler space on East Campus, Lincoln (By Invitation Only)
Nebraska State Fair – FFA Weekend
State Dairy Judging Event August 31 State Milk Quality and Products Event August 31
Ignite Leadership Conference
September 24th and 25th ( locations Kearney and North Platte)
District Leadership Development Events
Varies by District. Planning form due to the state office 2 weeks before the event.
Fire Up: Ignite Your Potential
ESU 10 76 Plaza Blvd, Kearney, NETeacher Professional Development: Fire Up - Ignite Your Potential November 22, 2024 @ 9 am - 3:00 pm Calling all teachers with 2-7 years of experience and more experienced teachers who feel they need to FIRE UP!! Emily Jackman and...
Launch!
Winter Booster in the Engler space on East Campus, Lincoln (By Invitation Only)
February 1, 2025
Delegate Items Submitted
February 14, 2025 Noon CST
State FFA Officer Applications Due State Advancing Proficiency Applications Due in AET State Proficiency Review Names submitted by FFA Board Reps State Agriscience Research Program Applications Due Ag Issues Academy Applications Due State Degree List submitted in AET by FFA...
February 21, 2025
State Review of Agriscience Research Program Applications, Kearney FFA Board Meeting, Kearney
February 22, 2025
State Review Proficiency Applications, Kearney
March 1, 2025 Noon CST
National Chapter Applications Due Honorary State Degree Nominations Due Cornerstone Award Nominations Due NIFA Grant Recipients Pictures and Summary Due Bios due for Proficiency Finalists Bios due for Star Finalists Courtesy Corps Sign Up Due Hall of Chapters Submission
Excellence in Ag Sciences Day- Date TBA, May 2025
Nebraska Extension- UNLLocation: TBA Cost: $0 Host organization: Nebraska Extension - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Register: TBA
May 1, 2025 11:59 PM CST
COLT Registration Closes American Degree Applications Due American Star Applications Due
COLT Session 1
Session 1 May 16-17
COLT Session 2 May 19-20
Session 2 May 19-20
COLT Session 3 May 21-22
Session 3 May 21-22
COLT Session 4 May 23-24
Session 4 May 23-24
Technical Skill Workshops (STS and PST)- Summer 2025 TBA
Location: Various locations TBA Cost: FREE Host organization: Nebraska Department of Education CTE, Nebraska Community Colleges & University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Eric Knoll for graduate credit requirements. In collaboration with Nebraska Community Colleges and...
Plant ID and Habitat Workshops- June 3 2025
Location: Niobrara Valley Preserve, south of Johnstown, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices. No cost to...
Nebraska Career Education Conference (NCE)- June 9 – 11, 2025
Location: Younes Conference Center South, Kearney, NE Cost: TBA Host organization: Nebraska Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Register: HERE. The Nebraska Career & Technical Education Conference is the premier professional development event for CTE teachers in Nebraska! The focus of the conference...
Plant ID & Habitat Workshops- June 10
Location: Platte River Prairies, Wood River, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices. No cost to attend. ...
Plant ID & Habitat Workshops- August 12
Location: Platte River Prairies, Wood River, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices. No cost to attend. ...
2025 Region III Conference- June 16-19, 2025
Location: Morningside University, Sioux City, Iowa Cost: TBA (Limited registration scholarship provided by the NE FFA Foundation) Host organization: National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Register: HERE.
Cultivating Ag Ed Across Content- June 16 – 20, 2025 (one or multiple days)
Location: UNL East Campus, Lincoln, NE Cost: Varies (see below) Host organization: University of Nebraska Lincoln-CASNR Register: Register for one or multiple days HERE. Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Stacie Turnbull for graduate credit requirements. Ag Technology June 16, 9 am to 4...
Fundamentals of Conducting Meetings using Parliamentary Procedure.
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesThis course will focus on teaching the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure by using interactive notebooks, and games to enhance student learning. Materials will focus on the motions you need to be able to correctly exhibit in the CCM and Parliamentary...
Fundamentals of Conducting Meetings using Parli Pro- June 17-19, 2025
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesLocation: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: $100 Host organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Troy White for graduate credit requirements. This course will focus on teaching the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure by using interactive notebooks, and games...
CASE Intro to AFNR- June 23-27 (onsite)
Location: Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE Cost: $2,350 plus housing Host organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE (Early bird price ends March 1; Registration closes May 1) Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements. AFNR introduces students...
Small Gas Engines Fundamentals
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesThis 3-day class will be nearly identical to the Briggs & Stratton Field school courses offered in previous years. Teachers will get the curriculum, but not the textbook, clear carb, or spark tester. By offering this course as unaffiliated with...
CASE Intro to AFNR- June 30- July 1(virtual)
Location: Lakeview High School, Columbus, NE Cost: $2,350 plus housing Host organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE (Early bird price ends March 1; Registration closes May 1) Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements. AFNR introduces students...
Jump Start- July TBA
Location: TBA, Lincoln, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: Nebraska Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Eric Knoll for graduate credit requirements. JumpStart is a four-day workshop designed for incoming CTE teachers who are teaching...
Automation in the Heartland I–Arduinos
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesYear one of a two year workshop. We will cover Arduino micro-controllers, basic circuits, basic CAD, the engineering process, and designing with Laser, and 3-D printers for ag applications, and fun physics applications using the Arduino. Teachers will receive a...
Summer Soybean Institute- July 1, 2, & 8 – 10, 2025
Location: Two institute locations to choose from, depending on your location - Concord at the Haskell Ag Lab OR Lincoln on UNL’s East Campus Cost: $0 - stipend available ($1,050 Stipend for attending all five days + $250 Lesson Plan Implementation Bonus + $1,000 Supply Budget...
NCTA Bootcamp- July 7 – 10, 2025
Location: NCTA, Curtis, NE Cost: TBA Host organization: Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) Register: TBA Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Monty Larsen for graduate credit requirements.
Increasing Ag Productivity through Prototyping Design (CNC Plasma, 3-D Printing, Laser Cutting, and Testing)
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesThis 3-day short course will focus primarily in 2-D design on plasma and laser printers with the majority of the time devoted to designing in Open source or reduced-cost programs like Inkscape, Light Burn, and Torchmate CAD. 3-D design will...
Summer Soybean Institute- July 1, 2, & 8 – 10, 2025
Location: Two institute locations to choose from, depending on your location - Concord at the Haskell Ag Lab OR Lincoln on UNL’s East Campus Cost: $0 - stipend available ($1,050 Stipend for attending all five days + $250 Lesson Plan Implementation Bonus + $1,000 Supply Budget...
Increasing Ag Productivity through Prototyping Design- July 8 – 10, 2025
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesLocation: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: $150, includes lunch each day of the workshop & one seat license for Lightburn Host organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Troy White for graduate credit requirements. We will focus primarily...
Basic Laboratory Safety & Skill Development
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesThis 3-day course will focus on all things safety. We will be using the MN CTE Safety curriculum to cover the safe and efficient usage of woods and metal power tools. Teachers will leave with the complete safety manual (over...
Automation in the Heartland II- July 23-26, 2025
PREEC Scottsbluff 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, United StatesLocation: PREEC-Scottsbluff, NE Cost: FREE (Includes hotel and meal. Travel stipends available. $600 stipend for attending, a CNC table to take home, and additional training) Host organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ALEC Department Register: HERE. Graduate credit available; see instructions on registering for graduate credit. Contact Troy White for...
Plant ID and Habitat Workshops- August 19 2025
Location: Niobrara Valley Preserve, south of Johnstown, NE Cost: $0 Host organization: USDA – NRCS Register: Contact [email protected] to register Each workshop will run from roughly 9 am to 2:30 pm and cover plant identification (mostly grasslands) and habitat management and restoration practices. No cost to...