New York State Association of FFA

What is an Agricultural Program?

If you limit your image of agricultural education to row crops and livestock you’re missing 90 percent of the story— the part where students use computers rather than combines to harvest data instead of grain. Today’s agricultural education includes fields such as environmental science, biotechnology and global marketing. Agricultural education is the original hands-on education. Science– and math-intensive classroom lessons are supported by real-life experiences that encourage self-reliance, collaboration, exploration and confidence.

The Making of an Agricultural Program

The agricultural education program has three components that provide a well-rounded, practical approach to learning:
  1. Classroom - Students are enrolled in agriculture courses where they study topics such as plant and animal sciences, horticulture, agri-marketing, biotechnology and leadership.

  2. SAE - Student then apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program at home or a part-time workplace.

  3. FFA provides opportunities on the local, state and national levels for students to improve their leadership abilities and test their agricultural skills.

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