Agriculture-FFA History

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How many regions are there in California and what are there names?

1-Sacromento Valley2-SanJoaqin Valley3-Delta region4-Central Coast5-South Coast6-North Coast7-Imperial Desert8-Mountain Region

What are some notable inventions in agriculture up to 250 years ago?

1793-Eli Whitney Cotton Gen 1831-Cyrus McCormick Mechanical Reaper 1837-John Deere Plow 1875-Grain Silos 1959-Mechanical tomato harvester

What are some notable Acts that were passed up to 150 years ago?

1855-Morril Act(giving land to community colleges) 1872-Hatch Act(allows colleges land to experiment stations) 1914-Smith-lever Act 1917-Smith-Hughes Act

Percentage of farmers every 50 years from 250 years ago

250 yrs-95% 200 yrs-92% 150 yrs-90% 100 yrs-50% 50 yrs-30% Today-2%

How many numbers of FFA members in CA

649,355

What happened in Louisville, KY

72nd National FFA Convention held there for first time

What happened in 2006

79th National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis

What is a commodity?

A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought, sold, or traded

Which US President endorsed the FFA

Abraham Lincoln

what are the four types of FFA memberships?

Active, Alumni, Collegiate, Honorary

Types of SAE Projects at MVHS

Animal, Plant and Work Experience

What does BIG stand for?

Best Informed Greenhand

What Happened in 1933

Blue corduroy jacket made official dress

What is the official dress?

Boys-White collard shirt, FFA tie, zipped up jacket, black slacks, black loafers Girls-White collard shirt, FFA scarf, zipped up jacket, black skirt, black flats

Which state gives the most agriculturally to the US?

California

What are the three circles of agriculture?

Classroom/laboratory, FFA, SAE

What happened in 1950

Congress passed public law 740

Who Wrote the FFA Creed as well as when?

E.M. Whitney and 1930

What are the parts on the emblem and their meaning?

Eagle-reminder of freedom Rising Sun-progress in agriculture Plow-labor and tillage of the soil Owl-knowledge and wisdom Words-learning and leadership

What was the Smith-Hughes Act?

Established Vocational AG courses as well as funding

What happened in Indianapolis, IN

FFA Center was dedicated here

What happened in 1928

FFA was founded

What happened in Kansas City, MO

FFA was founded here

What happened in 1988

Future Farmers of America become National FFA

What are exports?

Goods or services produced locally and sold abroad

What are imports?

Goods or services that were produced abroad

What are the FFA degrees?

Greenhand degree (9-10) Chapter FFA degree (10-12) American FFA degree (one year after graduation)

Who started the FFA and where?

Henry G. at Kansas City, MO, Virginia

What happened in 1982

Jan Eberly becomes first female FFA president from CA

What is the FFA Motto?

Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve

What are California's top 10 commodities

Mild and cream, almonds, grapes, cattle and calves, berries/all strawberries, lettuce, walnuts, tomatoes, pistachios, hay

What are the official FFA colors?

National Blue and Corn Gold

What happened in 1998

National FFA center is dedicated in Indianapolis

What does NFA stand for?

New Farmers of America

What happened in 1965

New farmers of America merge with Future Farmers of America as well as FFA accepting African American members

What happened in 1930

Official FFA Creed

What was Public Law 740

Passed by Congress, Granted FFA charter as well as funding from any businesses and industries related to AG

What was the Barter System?

People used the barter system to exchange goods and services(before actual currency)

What does SAE stand for?

Supervised Agricultural Experience

Why was the FFA Established?

To teach kids how agriculture and involved businesses and industries work

What are California's top producing counties?

Tulare, Kern and Fresno

What does USDA stand for?

United States Department of Agriculture

What happened in 1969

Women allowed to join FFA

what are Orange county's top 10 commodities?

eggs, nursery products, flowers, livestock, market chickens, milk, avocados, lemons, dates


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