FFA is more than just farming. While it promotes farming, it also promotes youth development and leadership among peers. With 945,9888 members, FFA offers many opportunities for students to learn and excel.
What is the point of FFA week?
The point is to draw awareness to the agriculture industry, especially in our school. We’re still rather new, and a lot of kids are involved in agriculture. We wanna draw awareness and promote it, not just letting students and staff know what FFA is about but what agriculture is, what it entails, and what classes students can take in agriculture as well.
What are some activities that happen during FFA week?
We have a lot of fun ag-related activities, so throughout the week, we’re gonna have lunchtime activities that are all somehow related to agriculture. There are things like a flower pot ball toss and a milk chugging contest which promotes the dairy industry, and at the end of the week, our big event is Kiss the Pig, so that’s just a little fundraiser that we do to help with the costs that go along with FFA. That’s when the kids get to vote on which teacher gets to kiss the pig.
Do you think FFA week brings people close together?
I think so. It educates people on information that they otherwise would not have known, and it’s really just a great time to get together and have fun, not just with FFA kids, but with all the kids in our school.
Does FFA week make an impact?
I believe there is an impact made. It really helps with enrollment in my classes. Kids see these fun activities, and it gets them asking questions about FFA and agriculture in general. I have had kids one year later say they wanna join my class, and sometimes they end up pursuing that career.
Why is the promotion of agriculture important?
It’s important because, without agriculture, we would be naked, afraid and hungry. Everything that we have is thanks to agriculture. All of our food comes from our soil, whether we eat it directly from the soil or if those plants are feeding our food. For example, the cattle that eat it, and then we consume any of the products that come from those animals, the clothing on our backs is thanks to agriculture. It’s important that people see that it’s not just cows, sows and plows. It’s not a meaningless thing. Farming is so essential, and there are so many other professions within agriculture that are vital to us. We want to make sure people are aware that without this industry we would not be alive, so we wanna promote it positively and draw more people into it.
