National FFA Week kicks off on Feb. 19
Agriculture is part of our daily lives - from the food we eat to the clothes we wear. More than 700,000 FFA members will celebrate the role agriculture plays in our lives while sharing the message of agricultural education as part of the National FFA Week.
National FFA Week is a time for FFA members to host activities that raise awareness about the role FFA plays in the development of agriculture’s future leaders and the importance of agricultural education.
National FFA Weeek always runs Saturday to Saturday, and encompasses Feb. 22, George Washington’s birthday. This year, National FFA Week kicks off on Feb. 19, and culminates on Feb. 26.
The National FFA board of directors designated the week long tradition, which began in 1948, in recognition of Washington’s legacy as an agriculturalist and farmer.
A group of young farmers founded the first FFA organization in 1928, influencing generations that agriculture is more than just planting and harvesting - it involves science, business, mechanics, our natural resources, the world’s economy and more.
The organization’s mission is to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing world’s population, now at nearly eight billion people.
Today, FFA continues to help the next generation meet new agricultural challenges, develop unique talents and explore a broad range of career pathways.
Today’s FFA members are tomorrow’s future biologists, chemists, veterinarians, engineers, teachers and entrepreneurs.
NationalFFAWeek is a time for FFA members to share agriculture with their fellow students, as well as their communities. Chapters also give back to their communities through service projects, and recruit students to become FFA members.
The Abbotsford and Colby FFA chapters will have activities in their schools during the week of Feb. 21-26 in order to engage students in grades 7-12 in the activities of the FFA and to promote its organization, the work they do and how to become involved with the FFA.
National FFA Week will also be featured on social media. Follow the hashtag #FFA, and hashtag #FFAWEEK on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Don’t miss @NationalFFA Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat posts, including posts from the National FFA officer team while they are on the road promoting various FFA chapters throughout the week.
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