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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