National FFA is a youth leadership program that aligns with agricultural education in schools throughout the U.S and several foreign countries. I didn’t grow up in a world where the highly recognizable blue corduroy jackets were commonplace, but I sure landed in an industry where I have come to appreciate the work behind them. I’ve had the chance to see the impact of a chapter in Iowa first hand as Matt Eddy showed me what his students learned by managing the animal learning center at the Iowa State Fair.
For a “wordless Wednesday,” I thought I’d share a few photos from my recent FFA encounters as well as some blog posts by friends on the topic. I hope you have a great week!
You can read more about National FFA and the week that celebrates it on these sites:
- The Ranch Wife Chronicles — Ignite the Future of Agriculture.
- The Pinke Post — Why is FFA Relevant For Our Future?
- Monsanto Blog Inventing a Solution to the Kudzu Problem, is it Child’s Play?
- Living on the Edge — A Life in the Blue Jacket
- RuralRoute 2 — The FFA Creed
- Rural Route 2 — What’s in a jacket?
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Very cool! I was never in FFA but they always seemed to have a lot of fun!
I didn’t really know about it til I was an adult. Really fun to see so much energy!
Great post Janice and happy National FFA Week!
Happy FFA Week Val! I looked last night to see if you had done a post cause I know you love it! Drop me a link if you do later.
That giant Jenga looks like so much fun!
It really is!
Our kids were in FFA. They loved it! Happy WW!
Thanks for stopping by & adding your voice to the convo Cathi. Would loved to have been in FFA myself!
I had not heard! FFA looks like a great program.
Long time no see! Was fun getting back to some of my long-time WW friends. Thanks for stopping by & commenting. 🙂