UC Davis Field Day 2026

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is proud to host the 50th Annual Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Field Day on March 6–7, 2026. This milestone event will welcome FFA and 4-H students from across the region to participate in a wide range of agriculturally based judging contests, from livestock judging to farm business management.

Each contest is coordinated by UC Davis students representing diverse majors, with support from dedicated faculty, staff, and community volunteers. For questions about registration or how to be involved, contact the Field Day Coordinator at caes-field-day@caes.ucdavis.edu or 530-754-0322.

2026 Contest Offerings*: 

Due to the ongoing cases of High Path Avian Influenza in California, the UCD Dairy facility will temporarily operate as a closed herd. Unfortunately, this means the Dairy Cattle Judging and Poultry Judging Contest will not take place this year. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

• Agricultural Welding
• Agricultural Education (State Final)
• Agronomy
• Best Informed Greenhand
• Creed
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Farm Business Management
• Farm Power and Machinery
• Floriculture
• Food Science
• Job Interview
• Light Horse Judging
• Livestock Judging
• Meat Judging
• Milk Quality and Dairy Foods
• Nursery/Landscape
• Parliamentary Procedure and Debate
• Small Engines
• Vegetable Crop Judging
• Veterinary Science

*Contest offerings may change between today and the opening of registration, and beyond, for a variety of reasons. Registered participants are always notified via email. Please check back often for the most up-to-date information!

Field Day Deadlines - 

Registration Opens - Wednesday, Dec. 10th
Registration Closes - Friday, Feb. 13th

Important Documents

Please review prior to Field Day

• 2025 Liability Waiver - Every contestant must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian to participate. Waivers will be collected the day of at the event. Any contestant who does not have a signed waiver will not be able to participate. 

Changes to the registration process

This year, UC Davis Field Days' registration will be hosted by JudgingCard.com.  FFA Chapters can access JudgingCard.com using their National FFA chapter number or the login they already use for The AET. All payments will be made to JudgingCard.com and can be made by check or credit card.  For 4H teams and contestants, registrations will have to be managed by your county office.  Accounts have been created for this purpose and your county staff needs to reach out to JudgingCard.com to activate these accounts.  Please have them email info@judgingcard.com to gain access to the account.  Registrations are not to be made through the JudgingCard system by parents, coaches or students.  JudgingCard accounts are meant to be accessed at the county level. 

We are looking forward to Field Day 2026 and hope to see you there!