John Deere 3043D to be used Thursday
Location: Irwin County High School, 149 Chiefton Cir, Ocilla, GA 31774
Time: CDE check-in/contestant confirmation
Area 5 at 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Area 6 at 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tractor Operation and Maintenance CDE—Jerry Stone
Date: Thursday, January 28
Friday, January 29 Tractor Exam and Problem Solving on Q-Bank. The Q-bank code will be sent to all teachers email who participated in the driving portion that afternoon or night on the 28th of January!
****TRACTOR PROBLEM SOLVING REFERENCES ARE NOW POSTED ON THE SOUTH REGION WEB PAGE AND ON GEORGIA AG ED WEBSITE IN THE STUDY RESOURCES BOX - CLICK HERE**** I would highly encourage you to print them off within the next few days and secure them in a notebook. You will need them for the future as well as to train with in the future.
I NEED DRIVER WAIVERS ASAP SENT HERE application-southregion@gaaged.org
Special Covid 19 Adaptations:
-ALL REGISTERED CHAPTERS UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO COVID RELATED SCHOOL TRAVEL SANCTIONS SHALL BE REPORTED BY NOON THE DAY BEFORE ON JANUARY 27TH.
Please let me know if you are not going to be able to attend the CDE next Thursday in Ocilla whenever you know or if you already know this. Thanks
-ATTENDANCE BY LESS THAN 50% OF REGISTERED TEAMS DUE TO COVID RELATED SCHOOL TRAVEL SANCTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE DRIVING PORTION BEING CANCELLED AND THE CDE CONSISTING OF THE EXAM AND TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF THE WINNERS (SEE INFORMATION BELOW).
-TO CONDUCT EVENT IN PERSON WE SHALL MAINTAIN 6’ SOCIAL DISTANCE AND WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES (THIS INCLUDES OUTSIDE).
-ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL (TEACHER/FFA ADVISOR) SHALL COME TO CHECK IN WHICH WILL BE THE PRE-WARM UP INSPECTION ADMINISTRATOR. IF YOU HAVE A LIVESTOCK OR LAND JUDGING TEAM, THOSE STUDENTS WILL NEED TO WAIT IN THE BUS/TRUCK UNTIL THOSE CDE’S START.
-PROVIDING YOUR OWN THERMOMETER AND PRIOR TO LEAVING TO TRAVEL TO THE EVENT, CHECK THE TEMPERATURE OF YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS AND BE PREPARED TO RECORD READINGS AT REGISTRATION.
-NO HANGING AROUND IF YOU ARE NOT ASSISTING WITH THE EVENT PLEASE GO BACK TO YOUR VEHICLE, YOU CAN FACETIME, TEXT, AND CALL ONE ANOTHER.
-YOUR STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR GLOVES WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTOR AND HANDLING THE EQUIPMENT, (HAND RAILS, STEERING WHEEL, HITCH PIN, TRAILER) ON BOTH THE PRACTICE TRACTOR AND THE COURSE TRACTOR.
-AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER, LEAVE: NO HANGING AROUND, YOU CAN FACETIME, TEXT, AND CALL ONE ANOTHER.
-I DO NOT LIKE THE MASK DEAL EITHER, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE EVENT THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. IF YOU AND YOUR STUDENT ARE UNWILLING TO WEAR A MASK PLEASE DO NOT COME TO SAVE THE BOTH OF US FROM HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH ONE ANOTHER.
-IN THE EVENT THE TRACTOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CDE ON JANUARY 28TH CANNOT BE CONDUCTED DUE TO COVID RELATED SCHOOL TRAVEL SANCTIONS OR FOR WEATHER, THE DRIVING PORTION WILL BE CONSIDERED CANCELLED WITH NO MAKE-UP DATE AND THE EXAM AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SCORES WILL BE THE SOUTH REGION EVENT AND WE WILL DECLARE THE 1ST AND 2ND PLACE WINNERS WHOSE SCORES ARE THE COMBINED HIGHEST OUT OF BOTH RESPECTED AREAS TO REPRESENT THE SOUTH REGION AT THE STATE CDE, IF IT IS GOING TO BE CONDUCTED.
Please use the link below to find the rules for the event.
Tractor Operation and Maintenance CDE Guidelines – Click Here