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A former FFA member eh .
I wonder if the current high school FFA members study composting and soil building.
My Chapter seems to be interested only in Livestock Competition as if plants did not even exist.
And Organic is a no no.
Arkansawyer
Like 4H, the FFA will have to be overhauled.
WAG-I bet both started during the Depression.
The original inspiration for the organization began after the Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 established vocational agriculture courses. Virginia's Future Farmers clubs for boys in agriculture led to the establishment of a national organization, The Future Farmers of America in 1928
Blacks and probably people of color were not allowed until 1965.
The NFA was formed in 1935 for African-American boys interested in agriculture.
Females were not allowed until 1969
It was and primarly is about rich white landowners showing off their livestock. IMHO
It tries to do other things to preserve their funding.
I was an FFA member also
Hopefully things will change
Arkansawyer
Thank you very much. I agree.
BTW-All of those dates sync with Major SocioEconomic Events.
1917-US enters WWI
1928-Real Estate Bubble Implosions nationwide.
1928-JSTOR: Grain Growers' Co-operation in Western Canada.
It was based on articles written for the Grain Growers' Guide by Mr. J. T. Hull, ... The price of wheat slumped heavily between June and August 1928, ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-0133(192903)39%3A153%3C116%3AGGCIWC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S - Similar pages
JSTOR: Shall We Change Our Grain Marketing System?
1928. Pre- sumably free. Grain Dealers' National Association Bulletin No. ... Reviews 401 immense supplies of grain on the market does not break the price. ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=1071-1031(192807)10%3A3%3C400%3ASWCOGM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0 - Similar pages
by Vladimir Popov - 1990 - 352 pages
In 1926/27 and 1927/28 the planned procurement prices barely covered the cost price of the grain. It's true that in 1928/29 prices were an average of 23 ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1850432139..
1965-Civil Rights Act
1969-Viet Nam
The FFA was/is a reaction to these events.