FFA Greenhand Study Guide
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1. Official Dress: -An official FFA Jacket zipped to the top
-Black slacks/ skirt and black socks/nylon
-White collard blouse/shirt
-Official FFA tie/scarf
-Black dress shoes with closed heels and toes
2. Proper uses of the Jacket: - Only FFA members can wear it
-FFA member should act professional when wearing the jacket
-Jackets need to be kept clean and neat
3. Official colors: National Blue, Corn Gold
4. National Blue: For the blue field of our nation's flag
5. Corn Gold: For the golden fields of ripened corn
6. Cross section of corn: Unity- Unites all the states in America
7. Rising sun: Progress- The sun will rise and bring a new day full of opertunities
8. Plow: Labor and tillage of the soil- The FFA is founded on agriculture
9. Eagle: Freedom- Shows that we have the freedom to explore new horizons
10. Owl: Knowledge- Shows the knowledge required to have a successful career in the Ag industry.
11. Agricultural Ed and FFA: Shows the combination of leadership and learning
12. 1917: Smith-Hughes Act was passed
13. 1920: Ellis Clark started the Woodbury chapter. ( It was at the Woodbury high school before it was at Non-
newaug.)
14. 1928: Start of FFA as a whole. First convention was at Kansas City, Missouri.
15. 1930: Em Tiffany wrote the FFA Creed. It was adopted as the official Creed For FFA.
16. 1965: NFA (All blacks) and the FFA (All whites) came together as one group.
17. 1969: Women were allowed in FFA. (Today there are more girls than boys in the FFA)
18. 1971: The national FFA Alumni was established
19. 1978: 50th convention of the FFA. Kansas City, Missouri.
20. 1988: Changed from Future Farmers of America, to National FFA
21. 1999: FFA convention moved from Missouri to Louisville, Kentucky.
22. 2006: Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana
23. 2013: moved back to Louisville.
24. 2016: Moved back to Indianapolis.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i0rw7a
1. Official Dress: -An official FFA Jacket zipped to the top
-Black slacks/ skirt and black socks/nylon
-White collard blouse/shirt
-Official FFA tie/scarf
-Black dress shoes with closed heels and toes
2. Proper uses of the Jacket: - Only FFA members can wear it
-FFA member should act professional when wearing the jacket
-Jackets need to be kept clean and neat
3. Official colors: National Blue, Corn Gold
4. National Blue: For the blue field of our nation's flag
5. Corn Gold: For the golden fields of ripened corn
6. Cross section of corn: Unity- Unites all the states in America
7. Rising sun: Progress- The sun will rise and bring a new day full of opertunities
8. Plow: Labor and tillage of the soil- The FFA is founded on agriculture
9. Eagle: Freedom- Shows that we have the freedom to explore new horizons
10. Owl: Knowledge- Shows the knowledge required to have a successful career in the Ag industry.
11. Agricultural Ed and FFA: Shows the combination of leadership and learning
12. 1917: Smith-Hughes Act was passed
13. 1920: Ellis Clark started the Woodbury chapter. ( It was at the Woodbury high school before it was at Non-
newaug.)
14. 1928: Start of FFA as a whole. First convention was at Kansas City, Missouri.
15. 1930: Em Tiffany wrote the FFA Creed. It was adopted as the official Creed For FFA.
16. 1965: NFA (All blacks) and the FFA (All whites) came together as one group.
17. 1969: Women were allowed in FFA. (Today there are more girls than boys in the FFA)
18. 1971: The national FFA Alumni was established
19. 1978: 50th convention of the FFA. Kansas City, Missouri.
20. 1988: Changed from Future Farmers of America, to National FFA
21. 1999: FFA convention moved from Missouri to Louisville, Kentucky.
22. 2006: Moved to Indianapolis, Indiana
23. 2013: moved back to Louisville.
24. 2016: Moved back to Indianapolis.
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