Motto
Learning to do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve
Mission
The mission of the National FFA Organization is to make a positive difference on the lives of students by developing their potential for premiere leadership, personal growth, and career success.
Creed
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 struggle of former years.
I believe that to live and to 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 needed 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.
Written by E.M. Tiffany
Acronyms
FFA: The FFA Organization
AET: Agricultural Experience Tracker
CDE: Career Development Event
COLT: Chapter Officer Leadership Training
ETA: Experience the Action
LDE: Leadership Development Event
NFA: New Farmers of America
POA: Program of Activities
SAE: Supervised Agricultural Experience
WLC: Washington Leadership Conference