FFA History and Introduction

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FFA History and Introduction
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History

• Smith Hughes Act of 1917
• Established Vocational Agriculture classes
• Early 1920s in Virginia
• Future Farmer Club established
• Henry Groseclose Father of the FFA
• November 20 1928 National FFA was formed in
  Kansas City, Missouri

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History Contd

• First Advisor C.H. Lane
• First President Leslie Appelgate from New Jersey
• 1929 colors, and first Star Farmer
• National Convention held in Kansas City for 70
  years

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And more History

• 1939 FFA Camp in Alexandria VA
• 1950 Public Law 740 established FFA as Federal
  Charter
• 1998 became Publication 105-225
• 1952 The National Future Farmer Magazine ( FFA
  New Horizons)

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The History of Change

• 1965 New Farmers of America (African-American Ag.
  Organization) merges with the FFA
• 1969 Ladies were allowed into the FFA
• 1988 Future Farmers of America to National FFA
  Organization

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. . . Almost done

• June 1, 1998 the New National FFA Center was
  opened in Indianapolis Indiana.
• 1999 National Convention was changed from Kansas
  City Missouri to Louisville Kentucky
• 2006 National Convention was changed from
  Louisville Kentucky to Indianapolis Indiana.

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FFA Mission

• FFA Makes a Positive Difference in the Lives of
  Students by Developing Their Potential for
  Premier Leadership, Personal Growth and Career
  Success through Agricultural Education

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FFA Motto

• LEARNING TO DO,
• DOING TO LEARN,
• EARNING TO LIVE,
• LIVING TO SERVE.

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Colors

• Corn Gold
• Corn is a National crop grown in every state
• National Blue
• Blue field of our Nations Flag

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What is in the FFA for ME?

• Leadership
• Travel
• Money
• Community Service
• Working with Team
• Career Success

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Leadership

• Parliamentary Procedure
• Public Speaking
• Become officer (local, state, national)

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Travel

• Field trips (district, state, national)
• International exchange student
• WLC, MFE

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• Contests
• SAE
• Scholarships

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Community Service

• Chapter Activities
• Volunteer
• Park Clean up
• Improvement Projects
• PALS
• Food for America
• BOAC

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Working with Team

• FFA members
• Committees
• Officer team

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Career Success

• CDE
• Networking
• Resume Builder

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Career Development Events (CDE)

• Ag. Communications
• Ag. Issues
• Ag. Sales
• Ag. Mechanics
• Agronomy ( Crops)
• Creed Speaking
• Dairy Judging
• Dairy Handlers
• Dairy Foods
• Environmental and Natural Resources

• Extemporaneous Public Speaking
• Farm Business Management
• Floriculture
• Food Science and Tech.
• Forestry Judging
• Horse Judging
• Horse Hypology
• Job Interview
• Livestock Judging
• Marketing Plan
• Meats Judging

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Career Development Events (CDE)

• Milk Quality and Products
• Nursery and Landscape
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Poultry Judging
• Prepared Public Speaking
• Veterinary Science

• Agri-Science Fair
• Animal Systems
• Environmental Services / Natrual Resource Systems
• Food Products and Processing Systems
• Power, Structural, and Technical Systems
• Social Systems

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Quick Facts 2008

• Current Membership 507,763
• Number of Chapters 7,439 in all 50 states,
  Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
• Largest Annual Event National FFA Convention
  2008 Attendance 54,731