FFA Resources
"Future Farmers of America" was founded by a group of young farmers back in 1928. Their mission was to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. They taught us that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting-- it's a science, it's a business and it's an art.
FFA continues to help the next generation rise up to meet those challenges by helping its members to develop their own unique talents and explore their interests in a broad range of career pathways.
So today, we are still the Future Farmers of America. But, we are the Future Biologists, Future Chemists, Future Veterinarians, Future Engineers and Future Entrepreneurs of America, too.
FFA is structured on three levels: local, state and national. At the national level, FFA is led by a board of directors and six student national officers.
The letters "FFA" stand for Future Farmers of America; however, in 1988 the official name of the organization was changed from "Future Farmers of America" to "The National FFA Organization" to reflect the growing diversity of agriculture.
Important Links:
Wisconsin FFA (Link).
National FFA (Link).
Competitions:
LDE's: The primary goal of Leadership Development Events is to develop individual responsibilities, foster teamwork and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement. Leadership development events should reflect instruction that currently takes place in the entire agricultural education program, including classroom instruction, laboratory instruction and student’s supervised agricultural experiences. LDEs are intended to be an outgrowth of instruction.
Ag Issues Forum (Link).
Conduct of Chapter Meetings (Link).
Creed Speaking (Link).
Discussion Meet (Link).
Employment Skills (Link).
Extemporaneous Speaking (Link).
High School Quiz Bowl (Link).
Parliamentary Procedure (Link).
Prepared Public Speaking (Link).
Middle School Quiz Bowl (Link).
CDE's: The primary goal of Career Development Events is to develop individual responsibilities, foster teamwork and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement. Career development events should reflect instruction that currently takes place in the entire agricultural education program, including classroom instruction, laboratory instruction and student’s supervised agricultural experiences. CDEs are intended to be an outgrowth of instruction.
Ag Communications (Link).
Agronomy (Link).
Ag Sales (Link).
Ag Tech & Mech Systems (Link).
Dairy Cattle Evaluation (Link).
Dairy Handlers Activity (Link).
Environmental Science (Link).
Farm Business/Agribusiness (Link).
Floriculture (Link).
Food Science & Tech (Link).
Forestry (Link).
Horse Evaluation (Link).
Land & Soil Judging (Link).
Livestock Evaluation (Link).
Marketing Plan (Link).
Meat Evaluation & Tech (Link).
Middle School CDE's (Link).
Milk Quality & Products Eval (Link).
Nursery & Landscaping (Link).
Poultry Evaluation (Link).
Safe Tractor Operation (Link).
Veterinary Science (Link).
Wildlife (Link).
Wisconsin FFA (Link).
National FFA (Link).
Competitions:
LDE's: The primary goal of Leadership Development Events is to develop individual responsibilities, foster teamwork and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement. Leadership development events should reflect instruction that currently takes place in the entire agricultural education program, including classroom instruction, laboratory instruction and student’s supervised agricultural experiences. LDEs are intended to be an outgrowth of instruction.
Ag Issues Forum (Link).
Conduct of Chapter Meetings (Link).
Creed Speaking (Link).
Discussion Meet (Link).
Employment Skills (Link).
Extemporaneous Speaking (Link).
High School Quiz Bowl (Link).
Parliamentary Procedure (Link).
Prepared Public Speaking (Link).
Middle School Quiz Bowl (Link).
CDE's: The primary goal of Career Development Events is to develop individual responsibilities, foster teamwork and promote communication while recognizing the value of ethical competition and individual achievement. Career development events should reflect instruction that currently takes place in the entire agricultural education program, including classroom instruction, laboratory instruction and student’s supervised agricultural experiences. CDEs are intended to be an outgrowth of instruction.
Ag Communications (Link).
Agronomy (Link).
Ag Sales (Link).
Ag Tech & Mech Systems (Link).
Dairy Cattle Evaluation (Link).
Dairy Handlers Activity (Link).
Environmental Science (Link).
Farm Business/Agribusiness (Link).
Floriculture (Link).
Food Science & Tech (Link).
Forestry (Link).
Horse Evaluation (Link).
Land & Soil Judging (Link).
Livestock Evaluation (Link).
Marketing Plan (Link).
Meat Evaluation & Tech (Link).
Middle School CDE's (Link).
Milk Quality & Products Eval (Link).
Nursery & Landscaping (Link).
Poultry Evaluation (Link).
Safe Tractor Operation (Link).
Veterinary Science (Link).
Wildlife (Link).