FFA Basics

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FFA Basics

• From the emblem to the jacket

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The Emblem

• Parts
• Cross section of corn
• Owl
• Eagle
• Rising Sun
• Words
• Plow

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What the parts mean

• Eagle National Scope of the FFA
• Corn Unity of FFA members
• Plow Labor and tillage of the soil
• Owl Wisdom
• Words Tell everyone what we stand for
• Rising Sun A token in the new era of agriculture

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The Jacket

• Invented by Gus Lintner
• The jacket has been around the world!
• Check out www.ffa.org/
• This web site has a virtual FFA jacket page that
  explains the history and components of the jacket

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FFA trains for careers

• FFA offers skills for students that last
• 73 of FFA members want to go into agricultural
  careers
• What agricultural careers are the most popular?

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Ag Careers

• Production 7.5
• Managers and Financialists 14
• Scientists and Engineers 28.8
• Social Service Professionals 9.7
• Sales and Marketing 32.4
• Education and Communication 7.6

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Why FFA?

• Prepare for the future
• Learn about careers
• Advance Agriculture for today and tomorrow