State Contest Information
ALL interested teams need to enter a Regional Qualification Floriculture CDE Event & place in the top 3- 5 teams to advance to the next Wisconsin State Floriculture CDE.
DATES: LIVE Contest FRIDAY April 25, 2025
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m Team Limit= 16 (or less teams) STATE CDE IS OFFICIAL DRESS EVENT
(regional CDE competitions are NOT official dress)
LOCATION: Live Contest on April 25th will be at The Crossing (1127 University Ave Madison, WI) Walking distance from Ag Campus area - NO Bussing is provided.
SUPERINTENDENT: Lisa Belisle Floraelements.com
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Overview
The Floriculture Career Development Event (CDE) requires students to identify plants, judge flower arrangements and solve problems. Participants also demonstrate skills in flower arranging, propagation and the preparation of floral and foliage products for sale.
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Floriculture Workshops
1) Blackhawk Technical College - Monroe, WI Wednesday Oct 9, 2024 - 9 a.m. Sign up in judging card.com
2) Lake Geneva-Badger High School - Saturday Feb 8, 2025 Time- 10-1 p.m
3) Bill Doran -Green Bay, WI Date- Saturday March 1, 2025 9 a.m. - Noon. Contact Jamie Propson -jpropson@mishicot.k12.wi.us
4) Krueger Wholesale Florist - 10706 Tesch LN Rothchild, WI Date -Tuesday Feb 25, 2025 Time- 1- 4:30 p.m Please contact Glenn Schraufnagel - gschraufnagel@thorp.k12.wi.us to sign up
5) UW- River Falls - Wednesday Feb. 26, 2025 Time 2-5:30 p.m. Sign up in judgingcard.com $20 per participant - limit 40 students. Advisors can participate if workshop is does not fill. Deadline February 12, 2025 to sign up.
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Wisconsin State Floriculture Handbook
The Floriculture CDE Handbook is linked above. 2025 Themes include Linear Design, Foliage Manipulation, and Duplication.
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Results and Awards
2024 Top Individual - SOPHIE VOLENEC Iowa-Grant FFA
2024 Winning Team - Mishicot FFA
2023 Wisconsin Floriculture Results
2023 Top Individual 2023 State Winning Floriculture Team
Emma Wokasch Lake Geneva- Badger FFA
Lake Geneva, WI Lake Geneva, WI
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Photo Gallery
2024 State Winning Team
Floriculture 1st Place team Owen Moore MISHICOT
Floriculture 1st Place team Vanessa Paquette MISHICOT
Floriculture 1st Place team Beth Grassheim MISHICOT
Floriculture 1st Place team JULIE KOEPPEL MISHICOT
2023 WI FFA Floriculture Contest Photos
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