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“C” is for Colorado (9/29/2023)

Posted on September 26, 2023 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Our journey through the states finds us in Colorado this week. Colorado affiliated with the National FFA Organization in 1929 and received National Charter 15 (follow this link to see the charter application). In 2021-22 Colorado had 126 FFA chapters Continue reading “C” is for Colorado (9/29/2023)→

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“C” is for California – Part II (9/22/2023)

Posted on September 21, 2023 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Last week we looked at the agricultural student organizations (Junior Farm Centers, Junior Farm Bureaus, and Junior Aggies) that existed in California before the Future Farmer of America. In this Footnote we move through time to look at some later Continue reading “C” is for California – Part II (9/22/2023)→

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“C” is for California – Part I (9/15/2923)

Posted on September 14, 2023 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

When I started this series of Friday Footnotes my plan was to have one Footnote per state each week. The idea was that we could further our knowledge of the history of agricultural and extension education by briefly visiting each Continue reading “C” is for California – Part I (9/15/2923)→

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“A” is for Arkansas (9/8/2023)

Posted on September 6, 2023 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Arkansas was the 2nd state to receive a charter from the national FFA in 1928. Arkansas applied for their charter on November 5, 1928 15 days BEFORE the first national Future Farmers of America convention (November 20, 1928) and the official establishment Continue reading “A” is for Arkansas (9/8/2023)→

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“A” is for Arizona (9/1/2023)

Posted on August 31, 2023 by gmoore@ncsu.edu

Arizona was the 33rd state to affiliate with the National FFA in 1929. Today, there are 80+ FFA chapters in Arizona. The Arizona application for their 1929 charter is located at this web site. The Arizona FFA website is https://www.azffa.org/. A search of Continue reading “A” is for Arizona (9/1/2023)→

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