FFA Basics
What does FFA stand for?
National FFA Organization
In what year was FFA founded?
1928
What does the cross section of an ear of corn represent?
Unity
What do FFA members wear to official FFA events?
Official Dress
What three words describe what FFA members are expected to do?
Learn, lead, serve (other acceptable answers at Miss Murray's discretion)
What are the official FFA colors?
National Blue & Corn Gold
Where was the first national FFA convention held?
Kansas City, Missouri
What does the owl represent?
Wisdom
What is the degree middle school FFA members can earn?
Discovery Degree
Name one type of FFA even where members compete
LDE, CDE, speaking event, livestock judging, etc.
What is the FFA motto?
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve
What was FFA originally called?
Future Farmers of America
What does the plow represent?
Labor and tillage of the soil
What color is the official FFA jacket?
National blue
What does LDE stand for?
Leadership Development Event
What are the three components of agricultural education?
Classroom instruction, FFA and SAE
Why was the name changed to the National FFA Organization?
to reflect that FFA is for all students - not just future farmers
What does the rising sun represent?
progress and a new day
What is the FFA pledge called?
FFA Creed
What does CDE Stand for?
Career Development Event
What is an SAE?
Supervised Agricultural Experience
What significant change happened to FFA membership in 1969?
What does the eagle represent?
Freedom
Finish this line from the FFA creed: " I believe in the future of agriculture, with a fait born not of words but of _____"
deeds
DOUBLE POINTS: A student says, "I'm in FFA, but I don't want to be a farmer, so FFA isn't really for me"
Give TWO reasons why they are wrong
Answers will vary