KEY FFA BASICS
Note Taking Guide
Topic # 0004
FFA Basics
The Emblem
 Parts
 Cross section of corn
 Owl
 Eagle
 Rising Sun
 Words
 Plow
What the parts mean
 Eagle: National Scope of the FFA
 Corn: Unity of FFA members
 Plow: Labor and tillage of the soil
 Owl: Wisdom
 Words: Tell everyone what we stand for
 Rising Sun: A token in the new era of agriculture
The Jacket
 Invented by Gus Lintner
 The jacket has been around the world!
 Check out www.ffa.org/
--This web site has a virtual FFA Jacket Page that explains the history and
components of the jacket
FFA trains for careers
 FFA offers skills for students that last
 73% of FFA members want tot go into agricultural careers
 What agricultural careers are the most popular?
Ag Careers
 Production: 7.5%
 Managers and Financialists: 14%
 Scientists and Engineers: 28.8%
 Social Service Professionals: 9.7%
 Sales and Marketing: 32.4%
 Education and Communication: 7.6%
Why FFA?
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Prepare for the future
Learn about careers
Advance Agriculture for today and tomorrow