FFA Basics FFA Basics

► Gain an Understanding what the FFA Gain an Understanding what the FFA representsrepresents

► Understand Opportunities available in the Understand Opportunities available in the FFA FFA

Objectives

What is the FFA ?What is the FFA ?

► The largest youth The largest youth organization in the organization in the world with over world with over 600,000 members.600,000 members.

► ItIt’’s main goal is to help s main goal is to help develop agriculture develop agriculture students with skills that students with skills that will make them will make them successful in the real successful in the real worldworld

► SkillsSkills Public Speaking and Public Speaking and

Human RelationsHuman Relations Community ServiceCommunity Service Professional demeanor Professional demeanor Global outlook of the Global outlook of the

world world

Why is agriculture Why is agriculture Agriculture part of the Agriculture part of the

largest youth organization? largest youth organization? ► Agriculture Employs Agriculture Employs

¼ of the nations ¼ of the nations workforce workforce Less than 2% of that Less than 2% of that

is in farming is in farming ► Career Opportunities Career Opportunities

(over 300)(over 300) Biochemist Biochemist Veterinarian Veterinarian Textiles Textiles Nutrition Nutrition

► FFA Mission FFA Mission To Develop To Develop

► Premier Leadership Premier Leadership ► Personal Growth Personal Growth ► Career Success Career Success

► FFA colors:FFA colors: National Blue National Blue Corn Gold Corn Gold

NationNational Blueal Blue

Corn Corn GoldGold

The FFA MottoThe FFA Motto

►Represents very briefly on what this Represents very briefly on what this organization is based upon:organization is based upon: Learning To Do Learning To Do Doing To Learn Doing To Learn Earning To Live Earning To Live Living To ServeLiving To Serve

History of the FFAHistory of the FFA

►1917: 1917: Smith-Hughes Smith-Hughes

Act establishes Act establishes vocational vocational agriculture agriculture coursescourses

► 1928:1928: Future Farmers of Future Farmers of

America was organized America was organized in Kansas City, Missouriin Kansas City, Missouri

►1950:1950: Public Law 81-Public Law 81-

740 passes740 passes► Gives the FFA Gives the FFA

Tax BreakTax Break► FFA becomes FFA becomes

an co-curricular an co-curricular part of Ag part of Ag classes.classes.

► 1965:1965: The New Farmers of The New Farmers of

America (NFA), the America (NFA), the organization for African organization for African American Ag students, American Ag students, merges with the FFAmerges with the FFA

► 1969:1969: Girls where admitted to Girls where admitted to

the FFAthe FFA Now they make up 1/3Now they make up 1/3rdrd

of the membership.of the membership.

► 1988:1988: The The ““Future Future

Farmers of AmericaFarmers of America”” is changed to the is changed to the ““National FFA National FFA OrganizationOrganization””

What can I do on FFA?What can I do on FFA?

►CDECDE Career Development Events Career Development Events

►Contests developed for FFA members that can Contests developed for FFA members that can develop skills for future careers develop skills for future careers

►These contests can result in cash, These contests can result in cash, resume builder and scholarships.resume builder and scholarships.

What can I do on FFA? (Cont)What can I do on FFA? (Cont)

► Opportunity to travelOpportunity to travel The FFA gives you to The FFA gives you to

go different places go different places and open you to new and open you to new experiencesexperiences

► Travel: Washington DC, Travel: Washington DC, Leadership camp, State Leadership camp, State & National Conventions& National Conventions

► Meet New peopleMeet New people New travels allow you New travels allow you

to meet new people in to meet new people in your area and in the your area and in the world.world.

CDECDE’’ss

► Speaking:Speaking: Team Forums Team Forums Public Speaking Public Speaking Creed speaking Creed speaking Parli ProParli Pro

► Evaluation Evaluation Livestock Judging Livestock Judging ForestryForestry

► Proficiencies. Proficiencies.