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Equine, diversified and crop awards
FFA Proficiency Award Areas: 12 guides
- Diversified Agricultural Production Project IdeasCrops and animals on the same farm, working together and paying the bills together.
- Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship IdeasSeveral crops, one business plan, and a market that decides whether you got it right.
- Diversified Crop Production Placement Project IdeasSpend a season on someone else's farm and learn what the seed catalog never says.
- Diversified Horticulture Project Ideas for 4-H and FFAFlowers, vegetables, shrubs and houseplants can all live under one project umbrella.
- Diversified Livestock Production Project IdeasMixing species can spread risk, smooth out the year and teach more than any single project.
- Equine Science Entrepreneurship Project IdeasTurning a love of horses into a business takes a plan, patience and thick skin.
- Equine Science Placement Project Ideas for MembersEarn your horse sense on a working barn, ranch or training stable.
- Fiber and Oil Crop Project Ideas: Records and ContestsCotton, flax, sunflowers and canola reward members who document everything.
- Forage Production Project Ideas: Records and ContestsHay and pasture rarely get ribbons, but the members who measure them tend to win something.
- Small Animal Project Ideas: Showing and Record BooksRabbits, cavies and other small animals earn their ribbons through good paperwork, too.
- Specialty Animal Production Project Ideas for MembersBees, alpacas, bison, fish and other unusual stock can build a niche business.
- Specialty Crop Project Ideas: Contests and RecordsHerbs, berries, mushrooms and peppers can win ribbons and prove their worth on paper.