1) What is FFA?
FFA, or Future Farmers of America, is not just about Farming, or working in a barn. The FFA organization is more than that, FFA is about people. The organization is designed to help high schoolers work towards career preparation.
2) Why are we so passionate?
We are focused on working toward our goal. Anyone can help out right? That is our focus, not on animals it’s on people. Our goal is to shape youth across America into professional business men and women.
Mechanics in ffa
3) Animals.
Animals are a huge part of the FFA, mainly because they can provide a great learning experience. Cows, pigs, chickens, turtles, cats, dogs, and the list goes on, all of these are perfect examples of the animals we care for. When you take care of an animal you create a bond, you are also building responsibility for yourself and others. We do raise animals for food, but they serve other purposes as well. We show animals in contests, judge their health , and their products like meat or milk.
88th Annual FFA convention Held in Louisville, Kentucky
4) SAE’s CDE’s And LDE’s
SAE’s are Supervised Agricultural Experiences, SAE’s can be almost anything. SAE’s can be an animal, a business, or even just growing a plant as long as it is approved and supervised by an ag teacher. CDE’s, or Career Development Experience, are teams like farm business, or vet tech. CDE’s are designed to help you build you career skills, and money management. Lastly, LDE’s, Leadership Development Event, are quiz teams, ag issues, or chapter conducting.
FFA’s 83rd annual convention Indiana. 54k people attended.
5) Conclusion
In summary FFA is not about doing inhumane things to animals, or making up teams to judge dead animals. FFA is centered around people, and our goal is to help them.