MICHIGAN FFA

WE’RE GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF

LEADERSENTREPRENEURSFARMERSVETSBIOLOGISTSENGINEERSCHEMISTSLEADERS

WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD

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Develop Future Leaders

Shape the Future of Agriculture

We Are the Future of Agriculture

FFA members embrace concepts taught in agricultural science classrooms nationwide, build valuable skills through hands-on experiential learning and each year demonstrate their proficiency in competitions based on real-world agricultural skills.

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Education

More than 13,000 FFA advisors and agriculture teachers deliver an integrated model of agricultural education, providing students with innovative and leading-edge education and enabling them to grow into competent leaders.

92 percent offer agriscience; 71 percent offer advanced agriscience and biotechnology; 59 percent offer agricultural mechanics; 49 percent offer horticulture; 43 percent offer animal science; and 24 percent offer environment-related.
23 percent of teachers have five or fewer years of teaching experience.
The shortage of qualified agriculture teachers is the greatest challenge facing FFA and agricultural education.

Career Exploration

FFA classroom activities include math and science as well as hands-on work experience and the development of life skills, helping members discover their career path and realize success.

Collectively, FFA members earn more than $4 billion annually through their hands-on work experience.
Members participate and learn advanced career skills in 47 national proficiency areas based on their hands-on work experiences ranging from agricultural communications and food science and technology to turf grass management and wildlife production and management.
According to a student magazine readership study, 87 percent of our students are interested in learning about career exploration, 81 percent about college preparation and 81 percent about technology.
Through 24 national career development events and one activity, FFA members are challenged to real-life, hands-on tests of skills used to prepare them for 235 unique careers in agriculture.

Service

The National FFA Organization embraces the idea of building stronger communities. The last line of the FFA motto, “Living to Serve,” signifies the vital role service plays in our organization.

The Living to Serve platform empowers every student in every classroom to make a positive impact in their community. FFA provides quality programs, resources, recognition and opportunities for our members to put their leadership into action through service engagement.

Build the Future of Agriculture in Michigan

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