Dates
Symbols
Competition
Abbreviations
100

What year were women introduced?

1969

100

What does the rising sun mean?

Signifies progress and that tomorrow is a new day.

100

What are CDE's?

Composition's that focus on technical, real-world job skills like livestock evaluation, veterinary science, food science, and agricultural mechanics.

100

FFA

Future Farmers of America

200

What year was the Smith Huges Act?

1917

200

What does the plow?

Represents hard labor.

200

What is the Agriscience fair?

A competition that recognizes students who conduct scientific research on agricultural topics.

200

NFA

New Farmers of America

300

What year did the NFA form?

1935

300

What does the corn ear mean?

It means unity because all of the states can grow corn.

300

What are LDE's?

A compition that build, communication and professional skills through public speaking, parliamentary procedure, and job interviews

300

CDE

Career Development Event

400

What year was the Discovery Degree introduced?

2000

400

What does the owl mean?

Wisdom and Knowledge.

400

What is creed Speaking?

Memorizing and reciting the National FFA Creed while answering questions about its meaning.

400

LDE

Leadership Development Event

500

What year was the official dress introduced?

1933

500

What does the words mean?

It means the FFA is a part of agricultural education.  
500

What are FFA compititions?

FFA competitions are skill-based events where National FFA Organization members test their agricultural knowledge, leadership abilities, and career-ready skills.

500

SAE

Supervised Agriculture Experience