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Jessica Doty, Allie Morgan and Mati Abner we are extremely excited to have this opportunity." said Abner. The objectives for the Texas FFA Agricultural Advocacy program is to promote the agriculture industry on all levels, from local to the state level as well as educate the consumer and general public about the importance and value of the agriculture industry.
and individual events are used to reinforce what is taught in agricultural science classrooms. All LDE events have elimination rounds at the district and area before the state level competition.
FFA is not extracurricular. The program is part of a three-part model of education that consists of classroom instruction, supervised It promotes the principles of agricultural experiences and the agriculture such as: biotechnology, FFA. Classroom agricultural soil stewardship, resource education is applied to hands-on management, economic and learning opportunities called environmental benefits as well as supervised agricultural experiences the humane principles of sound (SAEs). SAEs include activities livestock production and such as starting a business, working management. for an established company or working in production agriculture. Ag Advocacy prepares students to The FFA provides members the promote agriculture in a opportunity for leadership professional and effective manner experience and competitions, through essential communication scholarships and personal and presentation skills. opportunities for involvement. Teams consist of three to five members from the same local chapter. Eligible students must meet LDE eligibility requirements outlined in the LDE general rules.
FFA stands for Future Farmers of America, which is the official name of the organization, but they don’t use the full name and instead operate as the “FFA” because Future Farmers of America implies Leadership Development Events that they are all preparing to be focus on creating situations for farmers. Agriculture is much members to demonstrate their broader than farming and ranching. abilities in public speaking, Members study things such as decision making, communication horticulture, aquaculture, food and their knowledge of agriculture sciences, accounting, wildlife and the FFA organization. Team continued on Page #5
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