National FFA Organization
National FFA Organization is an American 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. It was founded in 1925.
In 1988 the name was changed to the National FFA Organization, now commonly referred to as FFA.[1] Today FFA is among the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 669,989 members in 8,630 chapters[2] throughout all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
National FFA Organization Media
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Iowa FFA students in 2019
Odessa Oldham, of Casper College in Wyoming, explained her role in the National FFA Organization to the United States Department of Agriculture, as part of its Native American Indian Heritage Month celebration in Washington D.C., in November 2011.
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (3rd from right) stands with five former National FFA officers in 2011.
Commemorative 25th anniversary Future Farmers of America postage stamp issued on October 13, 1953
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References
- ↑ "FFA History". National FFA Organization. p. 2.
- ↑ "Statistics". National FFA Organization.
