1. Chapter Selections Chapter Overview Classroom/LaboratoryClassroom/LaboratoryClassroom/Laboratory FFAFFAFFA SAESAESAE TravelTravelTravel Earning MoneyEarning MoneyEarning MoneyEarning Money Serving your CommunityServing your CommunityServing your CommunityServing your Community Field TripsField TripsField TripsField Trips The FFA and Your CareerThe FFA and Your CareerThe FFA and Your CareerThe FFA and Your Career

2. The agriculture education in which you are enrolled consists of three major components: The agriculture program consists of three components: Classroom/Laboratory FFA SAE C H A P T E R O N E

3. FFA is the organization for students who are studying many agricultural areas. It provides opportunities to practice what you’re learning in the classroom in real life situations and develop leadership skills. C H A P T E R O N E

4. Supervised Agricultural Experience Program: gives you a chance to explore areas of agriculture that you are interested in. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/sae/toolbox/ index.html Visit SAE Central C H A P T E R O N E

5. Where will your future take you? Travel: As you participate in FFA activities, you will take field trips, travel to state and and national conventions, or travel overseas as part of the international exchange program! You are here, and here, and here, and... C H A P T E R O N E

6. Going to College? FFA can help put you there. Each year the National FFA Organization awards more than $1 million in scholarships. By becoming an FFA member and starting a Supervised Agriculture Experience Program (SAE), you can earn money while learning about the different areas of agriculture. Your high school agriculture instructor will work with you to design a program just for you! C H A P T E R O N E

8. Agriculture Career Categories: Marketing, merchandising, and salesMarketing, merchandising, and sales Science and engineeringScience and engineering Management and financeManagement and finance Education and communicationsEducation and communications Social servicesSocial services Agricultural productionAgricultural production You already know agriculture is more than farming. Agriculture is our nation’s largest employer, and its related fields comprise close to 25 percent of all jobs in this country. 92% While raising crops and livestock remains the solid foundation for all agriculturally related careers, only 8 percent are in the production area of agriculture. The remaining 92% of agriculture jobs are in agribusiness, science, marketing, communications, and other exciting areas. Chapter Selections Visit the Agriculture Career Center at http://www.ffa.org C H A P T E R O N E