June 22, 2010, the New Jersey FFA Alumni Association is hosting the 9th Annual FFA Golf Benefit, Mercer Oaks Golf Course in West Windsor, NJ to help raise funds for the FFA.  Players and sponsorships are welcomed.

The Future Farmers of America (FFA), was established in 1928, and has grown into The National FFA Organization as of 1988.  This 82 year old organization has chapters in every state and usually a part of the Department of Agriculture. The Ringwood High School has an Agriculture program.  If you think that FFA doesn’t appeal to the kids of today – think again.  Taylor Swift, teen singer, is a former member of FFA. 

Why should you support the FFA?  Because the FFA offers programs that are much more than “down on the farm”.  According to the National FFA website, there are three components to the program. The FFA organization is only one piece of the three pronged model that works together to provide students with leadership, academic and career experience in the agricultural field.

The model components:

  1. classroom/laboratory instruction (Instruction)
  2. supervised agricultural experience programs (SAE)
  3. student leadership organizations (National FFA Organization, National Young Farmer Educational Association, and National Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization).

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