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Agriscience, Unit 4: Explore Leadership Development
Opportunities related to pursing a career in
agriculture
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All FFA Members Should Understand
FFA Motto FFA Creed FFA Membership Degrees
FFA Creed
Is a basic statement of beliefs and a common bond between members
E.M. Tiffany
Wrote the FFA Creed and it was adopted in 1930 at the 3rd National FFA Convention at Kansas City Missouri
The FFA Creed was revised in 1965 and 1990
I Believe
Begins each paragraph of the FFA Creed
The FFA Creed:
Consists of five paragraphs and Is a basic statement of beliefs that helps members
understand the importance of the FFA
FFA Creed expresses a belief in
Work ethics, Patriotism, and Tradition that all members should share
The Four FFA Degree Levels
Greenhand FFA degree: For 1st year students in the FFA
Chapter FFA degree: For 2nd year students in the FFA
State FFA degree: For 3rd year students in the FFA American FFA degree: For 4th year students in the
FFA
The Greenhand Degree
Become a FFA member New members are required to learn the creed, Pass the agricultural education course, and Plan for a supervised agricultural experience
program to achieve this level of membership
FFA Creed Career Development Event (CDE)
Is a career development event that only first year freshmen or 9th grade FFA members are eligible to participate in.
Career Development Events
Encourage agriscience students to develop technical agricultural skills and
Develop leadership skills
Career Development Events
Most career development events progress from the local (chapter) to the federation, regional, state, than national level
FFA Career Development Events (CDE)
Agricultural Mechanics (May) Agricultural Sales (Nov) Agricultural Tools and Materials (Feb) The FFA Creed (Feb) Dairy Judging (April) Extemporaneous Public Speaking (Feb) (see next slide)
Farm Business Management Floriculture (May) Forestry (Oct) Horse Judging (Spring) Hunter Safety (March) Introduction to Horticulture (April) Land Judging (Nov) Livestock Judging (April) (see next slide)
Marketing Plan Nursery/Landscape (May) Poultry Judging Prepared Public Speaking (Feb) Ritual & Parliamentary Procedure (Feb) Tractor Driving (Oct) Truck Driving (Oct)
The four levels of competition in the FFA
Local (chapter level) and federation Regional State National
Plant I.D. Career Development Events
Will require students to identify plants or trees and they include:
Floriculture Forestry Nursery/Landscape Introduction to Horticulture
Extemporaneous Public Speaking CDE
Is a national career development event in which students are given 30 minutes to prepare a speech on an agricultural topic and then present the speech to a panel of judges
Floriculture CDE
Requires students to have a knowledge of the art and science of floral arrangement and horticulture
Forestry CDE
Requires students to identify trees
Wildlife Management
An activity not organized as a career development event
Dairy Judging CDE
Is an example of a career development event that requires students to grade and evaluate agriscience products such eggs, poultry, cattle, sheep and hogs
Dairy Evaluation CDE
Involves grading and evaluating dairy cattle
Poultry evaluation CDE
Involves grading and evaluating chickens and chicken products
Floriculture CDE
Requires students to have a knowledge of floral arrangements and horticulture
Examples of “Hands-on” Experiences includes:
A demonstration of parliamentary procedure to local clubs: this CDE develops the student’s confidence and skills in conducting a business meeting
Interning at a plant nursery through SAE: helps students learn and develop skills in plant identification
(see next slide)
Doing prepared speeches: students often write, learn, and present speeches and make presentations that develop their poise, confidence, and leadership
Proficiency Award
An award that recognizes FFA members for their excellence in leadership and agriscience achievement as evidenced by their records
Agriscience Student of the Year
Must: Design an experiment Record data Solve a problem
American FFA Degree
Highest degree that can be earned by an active FFA member
The Purposes of Leadership Development in the FFA
Develop premier leadership, personal, and career success
Develop confidence, character, and citizenship Build cooperative attitudes that help students work
with others Encourage the improvement of scholarship
PurposePurpose: : Have funHave fun
Being in the FFA
Promoting self over others is not a purpose the of the FFA
National Blue and Corn Gold
Official colors of the National FFA Organization
The FFA motto
Learning to do Doing to learn Earning to live Living to serve
The FFA Emblem includes
The cross section of the ear of corn The rising sun Plow Eagle Owl Agricultural Education and FFA
Owl
Represents knowledge and wisdom
Rising Sun
Represents the progressive nature of agriscience and the need for workers in agriscience to cooperate and work toward common goals
The cross section of the ear of corn
Provides the foundation of the emblem, just as corn historically served as the foundation crop of American agriculture
Plow
Symbolizes labor and tillage of the soil
Eagle
The symbol that signifies that the FFA is a national organization or national scope of the FFA
Serves as a reminder of our freedom and ability to explore new horizons in agriculture
“Agricultural Education” and “FFA”
Are emblazoned in the center to signify the the combination of learning and leadership necessary for progressive agriculture
State FFA Officers
Are responsible for conducting the State FFA Convention
Chapter FFA Officers
Are responsible for conducting the activities of the local FFA chapter
Chapter FFA Officers
Every FFA chapter should have a minimum of six officers
President
Must be prepared to preside over all meetings according to accepted rules of parliamentary procedure
The rising sun is president’s symbol
Vice President
Develops the Program of Activities and serves as an ex-officio member of all committees
Acts as president when the president is absent The plow is the Vice president’s symbol
Vice-President
During the opening ceremony this officers says, “I shall call the role of officers, determine if they are at their stations, and report back to you Mr. President”
Secretary
Keeps an accurate record of a meetings Prepares and presents the minutes of each
previous chapter meeting The ear of corn is the secretary’s symbol
Treasurer
Keeps a record of the finances of the group or chapter
Has the bust of George Washington on his/her officer pin
The Bust of Washington is the treasurer’s symbol
Reporter
Keeps the public informed of the chapter or group’s activities
Keeps a chapter scrapbook and submits articles to the newspaper and New Horizons magazine
The American flag is the Reporter’s symbol
Sentinel
Stationed by the door The shield of friendship is the sentinel’s symbol
Sentinel
This officer responsible for the comfort of the meeting room, maintaining order, and the chapter paraphernalia
The shield of friendship is the symbol for the sentinel
FFA Advisor
The owl is the symbol for the FFA advisor
The Pledge Of Allegiance
Is the official salute of the FFA organization
FFA Homecoming Representative
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