FFA was founded in 1928 to bring together young people interested in farming. Originally only boys could join, and the first female national president was not elected until 1982. Now, FFA has expanded beyond just farming to include fields like biology, chemistry, veterinary science, and engineering. While still focused on agriculture, the organization also aims to build patriotism and encourage academic excellence according to its modern motto.

2. Then and Now: FFA Facts

3. Then and Now: FFA Facts
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Beth Wilson

5. The Then

6. The Then
The FFA organization and economics. I
was founded in the year secured this information
of 1928. It was of course on the official FFA
founded by young website, www.ffa.org.
people who enjoyed
farming. People wanted
there to be a group, a
collection of people who
cared about the same
thing, plants and animals

8. The Then

9. The Then
My second fact Girls probably
about the old FFA had it rough at
is that because first, but look
of the time it where we are
was founded, now.I got this
there was no fact from the
girls allowed. teacher
Remember, it was Mrs.Mattes.
the time of 1928.

11. The Then

12. The Then
Finally,in 1982 the emitted until 1928.
first national female This information was
president Jan Eberly found on the official
was elected. website, deep in it’s
Remember, this was history.
exciting and
momentous news
back when she was
first elected, because
girls in FFA were not

13. The Then

15. On To The Now!

16. On To The Now!
FFA as it is currently, is you see, we’ve expanded
a little bit different from since then. With passing
what is was back then, time, we brought in new
modernized, so to speak. things as they were
For example, FFA is still either needed or wanted.
the future farmers of
america, but it is also
more. it is also future
biologists, chemists,
vets, engineers, etc. So

17. On To The Now!

18. The Now

20. Something surprising to actually makes...some
me, is that part of the FFA sense.
motto is to build
patriotism. Sure it deals
with agriculture and
patriotism isn’t bad, but
to build patriotism, that’s
different, and
interesting. Well, since
FFA stands for future
farmers of America, that

21. The Now
Something surprising to actually makes...some
me, is that part of the FFA sense.
motto is to build
patriotism. Sure it deals
with agriculture and
patriotism isn’t bad, but
to build patriotism, that’s
different, and
interesting. Well, since
FFA stands for future
farmers of America, that

22. The Now

24. !e Now

25. !e Now
Another thing that had school. The motto has
me surprised is also in lots of unexpected
the motto, it encourages things in it, i looked it
excellence in up on ffa.org.
scholarship. It surprised
me because I thought
that FFA was purely
agricultural, I thought it
didn’t have anything to
do with scholarships and

26. !e Now

28. FFA:
Fun Facts of Agriculture.

30. That’s it!