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• HOT, HOT, HOT - NOTICE:  the Illinois FFA Center will be CLOSED all day on Friday, April 25, 2026, Illinois FFA Center staff will be at the State Horticulture, Livestock, and Poultry CDEs.  

• HOT, HOT, HOT - The deadline for the 2024-2025 Illinois FFA Membership year is coming to an end on May 1, 2025.  Please be sure to have all of those second-semester students added and submitted to the FFA roster as soon as possible.  Remember that it is important to submit members each year to have the year in their membership history for the future when they may be applying for degrees, proficiency awards, and scholarships.   If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Yard (tyard@illinoisffa.org).

• HOT, HOT - The Illinois FFA Alumni and Supporters Gator Raffle Tickets are still available to sell or purchase.  After selling tickets, you can send them by Priority Mail to the IL FFA Center (please do not mail cash) or bring the money/tickets on the convention's first day to registration. Please contact pdavis@illinoisffa.org for more information.

• Applications for State FFA Convention

• DUE April 15, 2025 - State Convention Band Application

• DUE April 15, 2025 - State Convention Drum Line Application

• DUE April 15, 2025  - State Convention Chorus Application

• DUE April 15, 2025 - State Convention Talent Application

• DUE May 15, 2025 - State Convention Farm Credit Newsroom App

• DUE May 15, 2025 - State Convention Courtesy Corps Application

****NEW Information****

1. Harvest for All Message 

2. Illini Summer Academies Invitation

1. Harvest for All Message 

Hello Agriculture Teachers!

Does your chapter do any volunteering or community service efforts? Here’s your chance to be recognized for those projects! The 2024-2025 FFA Harvest for All Program is in full swing, and you have one month or until April 30, 2025, to increase or start your impact. Events can range from volunteering somewhere locally, donating money, collecting food, or anything else you see fit.

Linked is the FFA Harvest for All JotForm, which is the official form you will turn in by 11:59 pm by May 1, 2025, that outlines TOTAL donations for the tracking period. Section winners and the top 5 chapters will be announced via email and on the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Facebook & Instagram pages (@ilfbyl) in May. Those named a top 5 chapters will receive monetary prizes and all state and section winners receive recognition at the Illinois FFA State Convention.

Tracking Jot Form: FFA Harvest for All JotForm

Thank you for joining Illinois Farm Bureau in serving local communities in Illinois! Feel free to contact youth@ilfb.org if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Taylor Hartke | Illinois Farm Bureau

Youth & Collegiate Program Coordinator

(309)-557-2834 | thartke@ilfb.org

2. Illini Summer Academies Invitation

Shared on behalf of Mark Becker, Illinois 4-H Food Systems Specialist. Questions can be addressed to mbbecker@illinois.edu

Illinois 4-H will be hosting summer academies for high school students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus from June 22-26, 2025.  Applications are due April 15th, with scholarships still available. A few academies of interest include: 

• Growing with Tech: Intro to Digital Ag - College of ACES-Animal Sciences

• Economics of Food Insecurity - College of ACES

• Explore Sustainability - College of ACES

• Harness the Power: Application of New Technologies to Improve Agriculture - College of ACES- Crop Sciences

• Honeybee Biology and Beekeeping - College of ACES- Entomology 

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• 2024-25 State CDE/LDE Calendar - Added New Event - 3-10-25

• All Conference Event Information, Flyers, Required Forms, Registration Information (Spring Middle School Conference)

• 2025 IAVAT Conference Crowne Plaza Room Block Link

*Please NOTE that clicking Dates & Deadlines will take you to the www.ilaged.org calendar.  

• April 9, 2025 - Invitational Marketing Plan Materials DUE

• April 11, 2025 - Chapter President Award App DUE

• April 11, 2025 - State Livestock Reasons Mandatory Registration ENDS

• April 11, 2025 - State Horticulture Mandator Registration ENDS

• April 11, 2025 - Special Needs Accommodations Form for State Livestock, Horticulture, and Poultry CDEs

• April 12, 2025 - State Food Science CDE, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

• April 15, 2025 - Illinois FFA Board Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield, IL

• April 15, 2025 - Illinois FFA WLC Trip Registration Closes (FULL)

• April 15, 2025 - Ed Curry Camp Scholarship Application DUE 

• April 15, 2025 - Agriscience Fair Intent DUE

• April 17, 2025 - Women Changing the Face of Ag, Southern Illinois University, 1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL

• April 17, 2025 - State Ag Mechanics Mandatory Registration & Results DUE

• April 17, 2025 - State Ag Mechanics, Parliamentary Procedure, and Conduct of Chapter Meetings ICC Required Waiver DUE

• April 17, 2025 - Parliamentary Procedure Results DUE

• April 17, 2025 - Conduct of Chapter Meetings Results DUE

• April 17, 2025 - Special Needs Accommodations Form for State Ag Mechanics, Parliamentary Procedure, and Conduct of Chapter Meetings DUE

• April 17, 2025 - IL FFA Center closes at 12:30 p.m.

• April 18, 2025 - IL FFA Center CLOSED

• April 23, 2025 - Special Needs Accommodations Form for State Ag Business Management CDE

• April 23, 2025 - Invitational Marketing Plan, by Appointment Only

• April 25, 2025 - State Livestock and Poultry CDE’s, University of Illinois, Stock Pavilion, 1402 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

• April 25, 2025 - State Horticulture CDE, Parkland College, 2400 W Bradley Ave, Champaign, IL 61821

• April 25, 2025 - IL FFA WLC Health Profile, Signature Form, and Insurance Card DUE

• May 1, 2025 - Agriscience Fair Papers DUE

• May 1, 2025 - State Ag Mechanics CDE, Illinois Central College, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL

• May 1, 2025 - Parliamentary Procedure LDE,  Illinois Central College, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL

• May 1, 2025 - Conduct of Chapter Meetings,  Illinois Central College, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL

• May 5, 2025 - State Ag Business Management CDE, 2-Day Mandatory Registration ENDS

• May 5, 2025 - Agriscience Fair Interviews by Appointment Only

• May 5-6, 2025 - Illinois State Envirothon CDE, Allerton Park, 515 Old Timber Rd, Monticello, IL  61856

• May 7, 2025 - State Ag Business Management CDE, District Sites TBD

• May 15, 2025 - Job Interview Results DUE

• May 15, 2025 - Public Speaking LDE Results DUE

• May 15, 2025 - Greenhand Quiz Bowl Results DUE

• May 16, 2025 - State FFA Convention Registration ENDS

• May 16, 2o25 - IAVAT Conference Crowne Plaza Hotel Room Block ENDS

• May 26, 2025 - Ag Issues Mandatory Registration ENDS

• May 26, 2025 - Ag Communications, Mandatory Registration ENDS

• May 26, 2025 - Special Needs Accommodations Form for Ag Issues or Ag Communications DUE

• May 28, 2025 - Ag Issues Materials DUE

• May 28, 2025 - Job Interview Materials DUE

• May 28, 2025 - Public Speaking Materials DUE

• June 1, 2025 - IAVAT Conference Registration $50 Late Fee Begins

• June 1, 2025 - Illinois FFA Leadership Camp Registration ENDS

• June 6, 2025 - Ag Communications CDE Mandatory Materials DUE

• June 9, 2025 - State Ag Communications, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62703

• June 9, 2025 - Ag Issues, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62703 

• June 10-12, 2025 - State FFA Convention, BOS Center, 1 Convention Plaza, Springfield, IL 

• June 10, 2025 - Public Speaking LDE at State FFA Convention, Springfield

• June 11, 2025 - Greenhand Quiz Bowl at State FFA Convention, Springfield

• June 16-18, 2025 - IAVAT Conference, Crowne Plaza, 3000 S Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, IL 62703

• June 22-28, 2025 - IL FFA Washington Leadership Conference Trip

• July 3, 2025 - IL FFA Center closes at 12:30 p.m. 

• July 4, 2025 - IL FFA Center CLOSED

• July 7, 2025 - Illinois FFA Leadership Camp Health Profile, Signature Form/Insurance Card, and Obstacle Course FORMS DUE

• July 7-11, 2025 - State FFA Officer Meeting, SIU, Carbondale

• July 9-10, 2025 - 2nd Year Ag Teacher Conference, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62703

• July 17, 2025 - Illinois FFA Leadership Camp Arrive Late/Leave Early Forms DUE

• July 21-24, 2025 - Illinois FFA Leadership Camp, 4-H Camp, Allerton Park, 515 Old Timber Rd, Monticello, IL  61856

• July 29-30, 2025 - Beginning Advisors Conference, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, Springfield, IL 62703

• July 31, 2025 - Joint FFA/IAVAT Board Meeting, Springfield, IL

• August 1, 2025 - IAVAT Section Chair Meetings, IL FFA Center, Springfield, IL

• August 5-6, 2025 - Illinois FFA State Officer Meeting, IL FFA Center, Springfield,

• August 7-17, 2025 - Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL