Transcript FFA Program (powerpoint)
1. Purpose of the Smith-Hughes Act enacted in 1917?
Provided money for high school vocational agriculture classes.
2. Where was the first Future Farmer club started?
Virginia
3. Who was he father of the FFA?
4. When did the FFA begin?
5. In what city was the first National FFA Convention was held?
6. Where is the National FFA convention held today?
Indianapolis, Indiana
7. Wrote the FFA Creed and in what year?
8. The year the Official FFA Jacket was created
9. Who was the first National FFA President
10. What did Public Law 740 do for the FFA in 1950?
Gave the FFA a federal charter and recognized the organization as an intracurricular part of the agriculture education program.
11. When did the FFA become international?
COUNTRIES: Japan Brazil Columbia South Korea Mexico Panama Phillipines Thailand
12. When the FFA allow African American students to join?
13. When did girls first join the FFA?
14. When did the Future Farmers of America name change to the National FFA Organization?
15. (a) The meaning of a cross section of an ear of corn on the FFA emblem
Represents our common agricultural interests
15. (b) The meaning of rising sun on the FFA emblem
Progress in agriculture and the confidence we have in the future
15. (c) The meaning of the plow on the FFA emblem
Labor and tillage of the soil
15. (d) The meaning of the owl on the FFA emblem
Wisdom and knowledge
15. (e) The meaning of the eagle on the FFA emblem
Symbolizes the national scope of the FFA
15. (f) The meaning of the words “Agricultural Education” on the FFA emblem
Shows that the FFA is an important part of the Agriculture Education Program
16. The FFA Motto
17. Write a short statement explaining what you think the FFA Creed means.
18. What is the purpose of the FFA Code of Ethics?
Guidelines for how students should conduct themselves at school and FFA activities
19. Summarize the proper use of the FFA jacket.
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Wear it to official FFA events Zipped all the way up Don’t have more than 3 award pins on the front
20. Summarize the aims and purposes of the FFA
To help students develop agricultural leadership, cooperation, and citizenship skills, and to prepare for a successful career.
21. What are the 4 degrees of FFA membership?
Greenhand Degree
Chapter FFA Degree
State FFA Degree
American FFA Degree
22. Pick one of the FFA team contests, read about, and write a short description.
Agricultural Mechanics Agricultural Sales Dairy Dairy Foods Farm Business Management Floriculture Forestry Livestock Meats Nursery/Landscape Parliamentary Procedure Poultry