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FFA today
With the normal Food For America trip to an area farm unable to happen this year, area students still got a chance to see first-hand where their food comes from by touring the Medford school barn. FFA members were on hand leading the tours and talking to the students about the importance of agriculture.
In 2002, Wisconsin’s Karlene Lindow became the first female FFA member to earn the prestigious American Star Farmer Award.
Since 1928, millions of agriculture students have donned the official FFA jacket and championed the FFA Creed. All 50 states and two U.S. territories are currently chartered members of the national organization, representing 629,367 student members who belong to one of 7,757 local FFA chapters. It’s a testament to the power of common goals and the strong ideals of the FFA founders.
T heir mission was to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. They taught us that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting – it’s a science, it’s a business and it’s an art.
Today, the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
FFA continues to help the next generation rise up to meet those challenges by helping its members to develop their own unique talents and explore their interests in a broad range of agricultural career pathways. So today, we are still the Future Farmers of America. But, they are the future biologists, future chemists, future veterinarians, future engineers and future entrepreneurs of America, too.
