FFA Basics

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FFA Basics

• Part 1

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Objectives

• To become aware of basic FFA Information

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What is the FFA ?

• The FFA is the largest youth organization in the
  world with over 600,000 members.
• Its main goal is to help develop agriculture
  students with skill that will make the successful
  in the real world
• Skills
• Public Speaking and Human Relations
• Community Service
• Professional demeanor
• Global outlook of the world

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Why Agriculture

• Agriculture Employs ¼ of the nations workforce
• Less than 2 of that is in farming
• Career Opportunities (over 300)
• Biochemist
• Veterinarian
• Textiles
• Nutrition.

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FFA Mission

• To develop
• Premier leadership
• Personal growth
• Career success
• Opening and closing Ceremonies
• Rituals that add dignity to a meeting and explain
  the meaning of certain traditional emblems

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FFA Colors

• FFA colors where adopted in 1930 and where used
  to give unity to the organization, these colors
  are represented in all meetings.

National Blue Corn Gold

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Motto

• Represents very briefly on what this organization
  is biased upon
• Learning To Do
• Doing To Learn
• Earning To Live
• Living To Serve

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FFA Salute

• The pledge of allegiance is the official salute
  of the FFA
• It is stated at the end of all meetings
• Note there is no comma after the word nation, do
  there is no pause!

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Summary

• Why is agriculture important to the world?
• What are opening and closing used for?
• Why is agriculture a good fit for a youth
  organization?