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This guide is a resource for agriculture educators, advisors, chapter FFA officers, state FFA officers, state FFA staff, alumni and supporters to assist in planning and executing an engaging National FFA Week experience for the FFA chapter, school and community.

Virginia leaders laid the groundwork for what would become the National FFA Organization.

Learn more about the long-lasting implications of the 1965 merger of the New Farmers of America (NFA) and Future Farmers of America (FFA).

Anthony Hernandez celebrates Native American life and his experience.

Decades after the merger between New Farmers of America (NFA) and FFA, recognition is long overdue for an organization that shaped the blue and gold as we know it.

This guide is a resource for agriculture educators, advisors, chapter FFA officers, state FFA officers, state FFA staff, alumni and supporters to assist in planning and executing an engaging National FFA Week experience for the FFA chapter, school and community.

The National FFA Organization and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association lesson plan series provides educators with a comprehensive curriculum resource to teach students about the commercial poultry and egg industry. Additionally, lessons are infused with FFA and SAE activities to easily integrate into any agricultural education program.

In addition to the lessons we have also developed a companion guide that your students can use to teach elementary students in your community about the poultry and egg industry.

Food For America is an educational program focusing on agricultural literacy in elementary schools and communities. It is a program developed to assist FFA members and all agricultural education students in leadership skill development as they reach out to youth, peers and their entire communities by sharing the world of agriculture. Each unit has primary, upper elemtary lessons and a demonstration plan.

Primary lessons are written for high school students to deliver to students in grades K-3.

Upper elementary lessons are written for high school students to deliver to students in grades 4-6.

Demonstration plans are hands-on activities for all ages to get students involved and learn by doing. They are set-up in an easy to follow bulleted format.

A book created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of FFA.

This resource is a companion to the Official FFA Student Handbook (16th Edition) released in 2017. It provides information to facilitate student learning of FFA material and involvement opportunities. Features of the resource include:

-Designed to make efficient use of classroom time and engage students at a high level. -Contains lesson plans, PowerPoints, activities, worksheets, questions, vocabulary and discussion topics. -Everything you need to teach new students about FFA. -Lesson plans that help cover the highlights of FFA.