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The FFA Mission
The National FFA Organization is dedicated to making a positive
difference in the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career
success through agricultural education
The FFA Motto
The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they
experience the opportunities in the organization.
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.
Ag Stats
Today's Farm
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Agriculture is the nation's largest employer with more than 22 million people working
in some phase-from growing food and fiber to selling it at the supermarket.
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There are 2.19 million farms in the United States. The average size of U.S. farms in 1999
was 432 acres.
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There are 165,102 farms operated by women in the United States.
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Individuals, family partnerships or family corporations own 99% of U.S. farms with fewer
than 10 stockholders. Non-family corporations own only 0.4% of America's farms and ranches.
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Today, there are 461,043 FFA members, aged 12-21 in 7,310 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands
- 36% of FFA members are female; women hold 47% of state leadership positions
- 77% of our membership is Caucasian; 17% is Hispanic and 4% is African-American
- 91% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 4% are in grades 6-8; 5% are high school graduates
- 27% of FFA members live in rural, farm areas; the remainder live in rural non-farm (39%), urban and
suburban areas (34%)
- FFA chapters are in 10 of the 15 largest cities, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
- The top five membership states are California, Texas Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio
- The 75th National FFA Convention was host to more than 51,000 members, advisors and supporters
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History
1917- Smith-Hughes Act establishes Vo-Ag courses
1926- FFV (Future Farmers of Virginia) founded
1928- FFA Founded, Leslie Applegate of Freehold, NJ is elected president, dues are
set at 10 cents annually, National Convention is held in Kansas City (1928-1998)
1929- FFA Colors, National Blue and Corn Gold, are adopted
1930- The FFA Creed is adopted
1933- Blue Corduroy jackets are adopted, FFA Day celebrated, later to be
FFA Week (in 1948)
1935- New Farmers of America (NFA) organized
1965- NFA, the organization for African American Ag-Ed, merges with FFA
1969- Women are allowed in the FFA
1974- Fred McClure is elected National FFA Secretary becoming the first African American
national officer
1999- The National Convention was held in Louisville, KY for the first time and will
remain there until 2005
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