22nd February 2010

The week of George Washington’s birthday was designated as National FFA Week in 1947 at a National FFA Board of Directors meeting. Happy 82nd birthday FFA!

 I was in FFA from 1980-1984 and had agricultural classes from 1 to 4 hours a day each day of my high school years. I learned how to do many many agricultural things which I still use today. Thanks Mr. M.

The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. The organization, founded in 1928 as Future Farmers of America, now states it has over 507,763 members in 7,439 chapters throughout all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. In 1988 the name of the organization was changed to the National FFA Organization to reflect the expanding career field of Agricultural Education^.

The National FFA Organization, founded in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, is a youth leadership organization that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. High school students compete in various events called Career Development Events. Supervised Agricultural Experience programs, and Leadership Development Events are programs designed to broaden the students abilities and experience in different fields of agriculture. Students are supervised by agricultural education teachers in cooperation with parents, employers and other adults who assist individuals in the development and achievement of educational and career goals.

In 1988 the Future Farmers of America changed its name to simply the National FFA Organization to encompass the growing diversity of Agriculture. Today FFA has over 500,000 members across the nation. These students strive for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.