Founded in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, the National FFA Organization is an integral part of agricultural education in New Mexico and across the country.
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"The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education."
"The mission of Agriculture Education and FFA in New Mexico is to prepare today’s youth for careers in tomorrow’s global agriculture industry"
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3-COMPONENT
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To achieve our mission, agriculture education effectively combines three essential components to create an integrated system - classroom instruction, SAE experiential learning, and FFA. Together, they make the “School-Based Agricultural Education 3-Component Model" and serve as the foundation for a successful program.
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MOTTO: |
The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they experience the opportunities in the organization:
Learning to Do. Doing to Learn. Earning to Live. Living to Serve. |
CREED: |
The FFA creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention:
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I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.
I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny. I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil. I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me. I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task. |
WANT TO
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Visit these websites to help you further understand FFA and its role in New Mexico:
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