FFA
The official FFA colors are...
national blue and corn gold
FFA was founded in what year
1928
How many major career areas are there in agriculture?
8
What rules do parli pro follow?
Robert's Rules
What are the 3 uses for bees?
pollination, beeswax, honey
The FFA creed is ___ paragraphs long and each paragraph starts with "_____"
5; "I belive"
LC is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary of an FFA chapter. What year did LC start its first FFA chapter?
1975
Which career area involves landscaping and turf management?
Horticulture
Which officer takes the minutes for the meeting?
Name 3 pros and 3 cons of raised bed gardening
Pros: more accessible, choose your soil, better drainage, less weeds, prevents erosion, limits pests, easy to amend soil
Cons: money and material, water more often, cost of soil
Name 3 of the symbols in the FFA emblem and what each represents
Eagle- Freedom
Corn- Unity
Owl- Knowledge and Wisdom
Rising Sun- Progress in Agriculture
Plow- Labor and Tillage of the soil
Words- Learning and Leadership
What year was the FFA creed adopted and who wrote it?
1930, E.M. Tiffany
Butchers and plant workers are examples of jobs in which career area?
Ag Processing
majority: more than half of the voters in favor
2/3 majority: 2/3 voters must be in favor
plurality: most votes wins
What is the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial
annual- one growing season
biennial- two growing seasons
perennial- lives year to year
Name 5 parts of official dress
black knee length skirt
black nylons
black dress pants
black closed toed shoes
white button shirt with collar
FFA scarf and tie
official jacket
What happened in 1917 in regards to FFA? Why was it significant?
Smith-Hughes Act- voag classes into schools
Name 3 jobs that fall under the agriculture sales and services pathway?
vet
equipment dealers
food dealers
crop duster
sheep shearer
farrier
hoof trimmer
What does 1, 2, 3, and a series of gavel taps mean?
1. meeting adjourned, complete a business item, be seated
2. calls meeting to order
3. to stand
Series: Restore order to meeting
What are the 4 core values Miss VanLoo presented at the beginning of the year that she wanted us to focus on? R. A. R. E.
Respect, Attitude, Responsibility, Effort
Recite the FFA motto
Learning to do
Doing to Learn
Earning to Live
Living to Serve
Put these events in chronological order: official jacket designed, official colors adopted, creed adopted, FFA and NFA merged, females allowed in FFA
1929- Official colors adopted
1930- creed adopted
1933- official jacket
1965- FFA and NFA merged
1969- Females admitted into FFA
Name the 8 major career pathways
Production Agriculture
Agriculture Mechanics
Agriculture Sales and Services
Agriculture Processing
Horticulture
Natural Resources
Agriculture Marketing and Business Management
Agriculture Education and Communications
Name the 4 steps of debate
1. Motion made and seconded
2. Maker of motion has the right to speak
3. Chairman rotates between pros and cons of topic
4. Chairman gives opportunity to someone who seldom speaks
What is the mission of Growing Hope Globally and how is LC FFA involved?
A Christian, sustainable response to hunger.
Growing projects- dairy, hog, steer, etc. for Uganda project