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

• Animal Systems: The study of animal systems, including life processes, health, nutrition, genetics, management and processing, through the study of small animals, aquaculture, livestock, dairy, horses and/or poultry.
• Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems: The study of systems, instruments and technology used in waste management; the study of the management of soil, water, wildlife, forests and air as natural resources and their influence on the environment.
• Food Products and Processing Systems: The study of product development, quality assurance, food safety, production, sales and service, regulation and compliance and food service within the food science industry.
• Plant Systems: The study of plant life cycles, classifications, functions, structures, reproduction, media and nutrients, as well as growth and cultural practices, through the study of crops, turf grass, trees and shrubs and/or ornamental plants.
• Power, Structural and Technical Systems: The study of agricultural equipment, power systems, alternative fuel sources and precision technology, as well as woodworking, metalworking, welding and project planning for agricultural structures.
• Social Systems: The study of human behavior and the interaction of individuals in and to society, including agricultural education, agribusiness economic, agricultural communication, agricultural leadership and other social science applications in agriculture, food and natural resources.

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