FFA Proficiency Awards, Degrees and Programs

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FFA Proficiency Awards, Degrees and Programs
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The National FFA and SAE

• The National FFA Organization provides rewards
  and competitions related to the SAE programs of
  students
• Proficiency Awards
• FFA degrees
• Agriscience Activities
• AgriEntreprenuer program
• Career Development Events

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What is a Proficiency Award?

• A Proficiency is an award presented by the
  National FFA to recognize excellence in an SAE
  program.
• There are about 40 areas of agriculture for which
  awards are available.
• Students who excel in their SAE program are
  recognized.

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Proficiency Awards

• Proficiency award winners are recognized at the
• local level
• district, federation, regional and/or area level
• state level
• national level

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Proficiency Awards

• Award winners may receive
• Medals
• Certificates
• Plaques
• Money
• Opportunity to travel
• The recognition varies according to the level of
  the award

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Double Delight

• Placement and entreprenuership students are
  recognized in each category (if funding is
  available)

Beef Production
Entrepreneurship
Placement
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Proficiency Award Categories

• Agricultural Communications

• Agricultural Mechanical Design and Fabrication

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Proficiency Award Categories

• Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance

• Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems

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Proficiency Award Categories

• Agricultural Processing

• Agricultural Sales

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Proficiency Award Categories

• Agricultural Services

• Aquaculture

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Proficiency Award Categories

• Agricultural Education

• Beef Production

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Proficiency Award Categories

• Dairy Production

• Diversified Agricultural Production

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Diversified Crop Production

• Diversified Horticulture

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Diversified Livestock Production

• Emerging Agricultural Technology

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Environmental Science and Natural Resource
  Management

• Equine Science

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production

• Floriculture

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Food Science and Technology

• Forage Production

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Forest Management and Products

• Fruit Production

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Grain Production

• Home and/or Community Development

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Landscape Management

• Nursery Operations

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Outdoor Recreation

• Poultry Production

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Sheep Production

• Small Animal Production and Care

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Specialty Animal Production

• Specialty Crop Production

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Swine Production

• Turf Grass Management

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Proficiency Award Areas

• Vegetable Production

• Wildlife Management

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FFA Degrees

• Students who meet specified requirements are
  awarded FFA Degrees.
• There are five levels of FFA degrees.
• Discovery (achieved in middle school)
• Greenhand
• Chapter
• State
• American

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FFA Degrees

• Each degree gets progressively harder to obtain.
• The degree requirements are found in the FFA
  manual.
• Each degree has a requirement that involves the
  SAE program.
• If you dont have an SAE program, you cannot earn
  FFA degrees.

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FFA Officers

• There are chapter, state and national FFA
  officers.
• In order to be one of these officers, you must
  hold certain FFA degrees.
• But we know you cant earn these degrees without
  having an SAE.
• Therefore, in order to be an FFA officer, you
  need to have an SAE program.

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Star Awards

• Each year, the National FFA recognizes the
• Star Farmer of America
• American Star in Agribusiness
• American Star in Agriscience
• American Star in Agricultural Placement
• The top student in each SAE category is
  recognized.

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Agriscience

• The National FFA sponsors
• An Agriscience Fair
• Agriscience Student Recognition Program
• Students who have Agriscience Research SAE
  programs compete in these competitions.

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Agri-Entrepreneurship

• Students with Entrepreneurship SAE programs
  compete in this award program.
• The top 10 entrepreneurship programs in the
  nation are recognized.

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Summary

• This is a sampling of the FFA sponsored programs
  to recognize students with outstanding SAE
  programs.
• Students can earn cash and recognition.
• But first you have to have an SAE.

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Conclusion

• While having an SAE leads to FFA awards, the real
  benefit of having an SAE is that it can lead to
• College
• Owning your own business
• A Career