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Media Center2025-08-05T11:40:43-04:00

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The National FFA Organization formerly known as “Future Farmers of America” – was founded by a group of young farmers in 1928. Their mission was to prepare future generations for the challenges of feeding a growing population. They taught us that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting – it’s a science, it’s a business and it’s an art.

Today, more than 1,042,245 student members aged 12-21 in more than 9,407 chapters nationwide are engaged in a wide range of agricultural education activities. Students join FFA to explore a variety of careers in the food, fiber and natural resources industry. They are the next generation of leaders who will change the world.

Latest Press Releases

2026-04-14T08:32:00-04:00

11th Annual Give FFA Day Empowers the Next Generation of Leaders

The National FFA Organization is proud to announce that members, alumni and supporters across the country raised more than $1.6 million during this year’s Give FFA Day on Thursday, February 26. Each of the 52 state associations participated, with supporters contributing thousands of individual gifts, demonstrating the nationwide impact and reach of the FFA community.

2026-04-09T12:26:12-04:00

CEO Scott Stump Inducted into AGR

Scott Stump, Chief Executive Officer of the National FFA Organization, was recently inducted into Purdue University's Alpha Gamma Rho chapter as an honorary member.

2025-07-30T12:25:21-04:00

National Spanish Creed Invitational

The National Spanish Creed Invitational Committee and the National FFA Organization have announced an agreement to provide a competitive event for high school agricultural education students. The event is an opportunity to deliver the FFA Creed in Spanish.

2025-07-18T05:16:50-04:00

National FFA and Vivayic Partner on Leadership Lab Collaboration

The National FFA Organization recently announced a partnership with Vivayic, the nation’s largest learning solution provider for agriculture, to create virtual leadership labs. This unprecedented collection of modules will use a challenge-based learning approach to help prepare FFA members for success. Development of these online programs will start this fall, with plans to make the leadership labs available to FFA members by the summer of 2026.

2025-07-16T07:41:40-04:00

Future agriculture leaders explore innovation and entrepreneurship through the New Century Farmer Conference

The 2025 New Century Farmer Conference will take place July 20-24 in Indianapolis, bringing together 50 elite FFA alumni from 22 states to advance their leadership and career skills while learning about working in the industry of agriculture from several different experts. Nearly a third of the participants are first-generation producers, with the majority of them being interested in farm ownership or entrepreneurship as potential career paths.

Program Evaluation Insight and Research Brief Series

National FFA programs, events and resources are evaluated annually. Explore the successes of FFA members and specific FFA programs with these documents based in FFA-managed research and our collaborations with external research institutions.

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