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National FFA Agronomy CDE 2025 – 100+ Solved Questions | Soil Science, Fertility, Plant ID, Pest Management & Crop Economics | 2025/2026

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This guide features 100+ solved multiple-choice questions adapted from the 2025 National FFA Agronomy Career Development Event (CDE) Written Test, structured to reflect current standards for high school agriscience competitions and coursework. It provides a wide-ranging assessment of students’ knowledge in agronomy, soil health, pest control, fertilizer math, plant biology, and crop production economics. Major topic areas include: Soil & Nutrient Management: histosols, clay types, soil structures, cation exchange capacity (CEC), erosion types, nitrogen uptake, potassium/phosphorus application, and banded fertilization Plant & Crop Science: pulses, biennials, monocots/dicots, ligules, rhizomes, vernalization (e.g., winter wheat), axillary buds, racemes, plant reproductive stages Agricultural Math & Fertilizers: price per lb of nutrients, fertilizer ratio breakdowns, cost per acre, pounds per acre needed for yield goals, corn seed calculation Pest & Disease Control: herbicide resistance, disease triangle, chewing mouthparts, aphid controls, purple seed stain, chlorosis Environmental Agronomy: lodging due to overfertilization, nitrate runoff, wind erosion, seed emergence barriers (e.g., crusting), pollinator protection Crop Management & Development: Feekes scale, reproductive vs. vegetative stages, R2 blister stage in corn, tillering, allelopathy Economic Concepts: production cost per acre, bushel price breakeven, diminishing returns in fertilizer use All answers are clearly indicated and verified, making this a high-impact study resource for CDE preparation or agricultural science class review. This document is perfect for: High school FFA students preparing for Agronomy CDEs at regional, state, or national levels Learners in agriscience, soil science, crop production, or agricultural business courses FFA advisors and teachers needing exam-quality practice material Aspiring agronomists and crop consultants building technical literacy Keywords: FFA agronomy, CDE exam, soil science, CEC, histosols, fertilizer calculations, phosphorus application, crop identification, corn R stages, monocots, dicots, ligule, raceme, nutrient deficiency, bushel yield math, pesticide resistance, nitrogen management, chlorosis, tillering, Feekes scale, vernalization, erosion control, allelopathy, seedling emergence, pollinator safety

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National FFA Agronomy CDE Written
Test 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | A+ Score Assured



Which of the following essential nutrients is considered a secondary

nutrient? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Calcium


From the following list, which oral LD50 value represents the most toxic

poison? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔101 mg/kg


If you wanted to increase the CEC (cation exchange capacity) of your soil,

which of the following additives would you add to your soil? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Add organic matter (compost, manure, green manure crops, etc) to

your soil

, If a plant continues to produce more leaves and stems after it had begun to

flower, that growth habit is called which of the following: - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔indeterminate


If you were using a chlorophyll meter to determine the nutrient status of a

corn crop, which nutrient below is most likely to be correlated with the level

of chlorophyll? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔N


If a 10-25 fertilizer costs $450/U.S. ton (2,000 lbs in a U.S. ton), how much

did you pay per pound of all the nutrients present (round to the nearest

penny)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔$0.50/lb


A farmer has all-inclusive production costs for his crop of $884 per acre.

The farmer sold the crop ahead of harvest season using a farmers contract

for $5.20 per bushel so how many bushels per acre does the farmer need

to achieve to cover just the production costs? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔170 bushels

per acre

Which of the following is a pant available form of nitrogen? - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔NO3


A raceme is considered a type of what? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inflorescence

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