Celebrating our future agricultural leaders
A Pine Plains FFA member in the making, Harper Shea guided her calf Lingo around the field of Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School in preparation for the cow show at the annual FFA Fall Agricultural Fair on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. 
Photo by Kaitlin Lyle

Celebrating our future agricultural leaders

FFA is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

FFA develops members’ potential and helps them discover their talent through hands-on experiences, which give members the tools to achieve real-world success.

Members are future chemists, veterinarians, government officials, entrepreneurs, bankers, international business leaders, teachers and premier professionals in many career fields.

FFA is an intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of the three components of agricultural education.

The official name of the organization is the National FFA Organization. The letters “FFA” stand for Future Farmers of America. These letters are a part of our history and our heritage that will never change.

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