Agricultural Agricultural EducationEducation

Smyrna FFASmyrna FFA

PATHWAYSPATHWAYS

ANIMAL SCIENCEANIMAL SCIENCE

PLANT SCIENCEPLANT SCIENCE

AG MECHANICS AG MECHANICS

AG STRUCTURESAG STRUCTURES

Animal Science Animal Science

Help care for animals in Help care for animals in our livestock facilityour livestock facilityHave the opportunity to Have the opportunity to make ice cream, butter, make ice cream, butter, and dissect a fetal pigand dissect a fetal pigLearn about the different Learn about the different breeds of animals and how breeds of animals and how to properly care and to properly care and manage themmanage themLearn about different types Learn about different types of small animals.of small animals.

Plant SciencePlant Science

Utilize 2 greenhouses to Utilize 2 greenhouses to grow and manipulate grow and manipulate plantsplantsUse various types of Use various types of school equipment to school equipment to develop, maintain and develop, maintain and improve landscape areasimprove landscape areasLearn laboratory skills Learn laboratory skills that will benefit you in that will benefit you in upper-level courses and upper-level courses and collegecollege

Ag MechanicsAg Mechanics

Learn how engines Learn how engines operate.operate.Learn different Learn different types of welding types of welding techniques.techniques. Learn how to work Learn how to work safely in the shop.safely in the shop.Build utility trailers Build utility trailers or other neat or other neat projects!projects!

Ag StructuresAg Structures

Utilize power tools to Utilize power tools to create sheds, create sheds, doghouses, signs and doghouses, signs and other woodworking other woodworking projects.projects.

Gain basic electrical Gain basic electrical wiring, plumbing, & wiring, plumbing, & masonry skills.masonry skills.

FFAFFA

Career Development EventsCareer Development Events(CDEs)(CDEs)

Livestock JudgingLivestock Judging

Dairy JudgingDairy Judging

ForestryForestry

Ag MechanicsAg Mechanics

Ag SalesAg Sales

Farm Business Farm Business ManagementManagement

Public SpeakingPublic Speaking

Creed SpeakingCreed Speaking

Meats Evaluation Meats Evaluation and Technologyand Technology

Poultry JudgingPoultry Judging

FloricultureFloriculture

Job InterviewJob Interview

Dairy ShowmanshipDairy Showmanship

Parliamentary Parliamentary ProcedureProcedure

Supervised Agricultural Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)Experience (SAE)

All students are required to maintain an All students are required to maintain an ag-related project outside of class.ag-related project outside of class.

Three categories:Three categories:Entrepreneurship (ownership)Entrepreneurship (ownership)

PlacementPlacement

ResearchResearch

ProficiencyProficiency

What is a proficiency?What is a proficiency? An award that you can get that displays your An award that you can get that displays your

hard work in your SAE hard work in your SAE It can lead to $250 at the state level.It can lead to $250 at the state level.

How do I get one?How do I get one? Maintain a year of records for an SAE, fill out Maintain a year of records for an SAE, fill out

the application before state convention, and the application before state convention, and you’re done!you’re done!

Degrees in the FFADegrees in the FFA

DiscoveryDiscovery

GreenhandGreenhand

ChapterChapter

StateState

AmericanAmerican

CommitteesCommittees

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Project PalsProject Pals

Citrus/fundraisingCitrus/fundraising

Public RelationsPublic Relations

Chapter ActivitiesChapter Activities

Livestock ShowLivestock Show

ScrapbookScrapbook

TripsTripsVarious field trips will be offered with your ag pathway Various field trips will be offered with your ag pathway courses including:courses including:Citrus TripCitrus TripIf you join a CDE you have the opportunity to compete other If you join a CDE you have the opportunity to compete other teams and win money. teams and win money. – State ConventionState Convention- University of Delaware- University of Delaware– RegionalsRegionals- Springfield, Massachusetts- Springfield, Massachusetts– NationalsNationals- Indianapolis, Indiana- Indianapolis, Indiana

Other ActivitiesOther Activities

Banquets- Banquets- In February we honor our Greenhand In February we honor our Greenhand members with our annual Greenhand Ceremony. Then members with our annual Greenhand Ceremony. Then in April we recognize our chapter degree recipients and in April we recognize our chapter degree recipients and our other outstanding members.our other outstanding members.

State Ice Skating- State Ice Skating- In January, we join the state FFA in a In January, we join the state FFA in a day of ice skating.day of ice skating.

End of the Year Picnic- End of the Year Picnic- At the end of the year we wind At the end of the year we wind down with a fun chapter activity.down with a fun chapter activity.

State Fair-State Fair- Take part in the FFA barnyard and exhibits. Take part in the FFA barnyard and exhibits.

Thank You for hearing what Thank You for hearing what the Smyrna FFA has to offer the Smyrna FFA has to offer you and we look forward to you and we look forward to

seeing you next year!seeing you next year!

Don’t Forget to Join FFA!!!Don’t Forget to Join FFA!!!