Both Washington FFA and National FFA offer an Agriscience Fair that recognizes student researchers studying the application of agricultural scientific principles and emerging technologies in agricultural enterprises. The agriscience fair is for middle and high school students. Participation begins at the local level and progresses to state and national levels.

The Washington FFA Agriscience Fair for 2025 will be hosted on April 12 at the Puyallup Spring Fair.

  • Registration via JudgingCard will open on January 15 and will close on March 15. 

  • March 15 will be the registration deadline. This is when written reports will be due as well. 

To qualify for both the state and national FFA agriscience fairs students must:

  • Be in grades 7 - 12.

  • Conduct a scientific research project pertaining to the agriculture and food science industries and present their findings to a panel of judges with a display and a report.

  • Be selected as the state winner at their state agriscience fair (to advance to the national agriscience fair).

Agriscience Fair Categories and Divisions

Agriscience Fair Categories

Students can compete in the national agriscience fair in one of six categories:

  • Animal Systems

  • Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems

  • Food Products and Processing Systems

  • Plant Systems

  • Power, Structural and Technical Systems

  • Social Science

Agriscience Fair Divisions

Students can compete in the national agriscience fair as an individual or with a team.

  • Division 1 – individual member in grades 7 and 8

  • Division 2 – team of two members in grades 7 and 8

  • Division 3 – individual member in grades 9 and 10

  • Division 4 – team of two members in grades 9 and 10

  • Division 5 – individual member in grades 11 and 12

  • Division 6 – team of two members in grades 11 and 12