Academic Rodeo - General Agriculture Products Identification Contest

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Academic Rodeo - General Agriculture Products Identification Contest

Contest volunteer support and coordination provided by Smith County AgriLife Extension Service and Tyler Master Gardeners.

	Who?	All students of participating schools in Grades 3 through 12 Three levels of competition: Elementary - 3rd - 5th grades Middle School - 6th - 8th grades High School - 9th - 12th grades


	What?	Students identify agriculture products grown in Texas to become better acquainted with the production of selected food and fiber and the impact of agriculture on their daily lives.

	When?	See Academic Rodeo General Schedule and Academic Rodeo Contest Timelines for specific dates and deadlines.

“Promoting excellence in education and showcasing the talents of all our youth.”	Where?	he General Agriculture Products Identification Contest will occur at the fairgrounds.

General agriculture is the art and science of producing food and fiber for our local, national and world population. Food is the fuel of life, which means that food production is essential to living. Most clothing we wear and paper we use comes from fibers produced in general agriculture. The purpose of this contest is for students to learn more about general agriculture; how food is grown, how it is preserved, and how it gets to our tables, as well as how food effects our health, and the growing and production of fibers used for clothing and paper that make our lives more comfortable.

See General Guidelines for general event rules and award information.

Contest Rules

(Revised June 2008)

A resource guide is available to assist in preparation for the contest.
Agricultural products grown in Texas will be displayed for the purpose of identification.
Participants will identify the food and fiber products displayed and complete a questionnaire relevant to their grade level, provided by the Academic Rodeo.
There shall be no communication whatsoever between participants during the contest. Any communication during the contest must be directed to a contest official.
Each participant will be allotted 30 seconds per item to supply the requested information.
Ties will be broken by spelling or other methods as determined by the judges.
Any and all grievances must be submitted to the judges on the day of competition.

An independent panel of judges from the fields of agriculture, nutrition, health care and/or education will determine the winners of the Contest. Decisions of this independent panel of judges will be final. The judges reserve the right to disqualify any participant whose parents or other representatives interfere with the flow of competition.

General Agriculture Products Identification Contest Timeline

(See Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific dates and deadlines.)

Primary Contact for the school or organization will submit the School/Organization Registration Form by the deadline. See the Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific date.
Sponsor will select participants for the contest. There is no limit to the number of students that may participate in the contest from a particular school or group at this time.
Sponsor will register students selected for contest using the Student Registration Form by the designated deadline. This can be coordinated with sponsors for other contests.
Check the Academic Rodeo Schedule and Timeline for contest date and scheduled blocks of time for the contest. All levels will compete during each scheduled block of time to make transportation easier for schools. Schools will submit preferred contest time and will be notified of the final schedule of schools. See the General Ag ID schedule for specific times when each school is scheduled.
Winners will be announced on the designated date.
Winning students will be recognized at the Academic Rodeo Awards Celebration. Students and/or school sponsors should attend to accept awards for the school.