Nebraska FFA Agriculture Food and Natural Resources Career

Nebraska FFA & Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Handbook

Agricultural Instruction Education SAE FFA The Agriculture Industry 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

Ag Ed Question – 10 points • What are the 3 components of Agricultural Education?

Ag Ed Answer – 10 points • Instruction, SAE and FFA

Ag Ed Question – 20 points • Describe the Instruction segment of agricultural education.

Ag Ed Answer – 20 points • The first circle in the model which includes classroom and laboratory instruction; 20 possible courses; hands-on

Ag Ed Question – 30 points • What does SAE stand for?

Ag Ed Answer – 30 points • Supervised Agricultural Experience

Ag Ed Question – 40 points • Name five career ideas from the Nebraska Agricultural Education & FFA Career Handbook for a worker who has a job in the Natural Resources system pathway.

Ag Ed Answer – 40 points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Conservation Officer Water Quality Manager Forestry Scientist Fisheries Scientist Wildlife Manger

Ag Ed Question – 50 points • List the 7 pathways available through agricultural education.

Ag Ed Answer – 50 points • • Agribusiness Systems Animal Systems Environmental Service Systems Food Products and Processing Systems Natural Resource Systems Plant Systems Power, Structural and Technical Systems

Classroom Question – 10 points • What is the Introductory Level Course called?

Classroom Answer – 10 points • Introduction to Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Classroom Question – 20 points • List three Intermediate Level Courses.

Classroom Answer – 20 points • • • Agribusiness Animal Biology Plant Science Horticulture Natural Resources Power, Structure & Technical Systems Fundamentals

Classroom Question – 30 points • List one Capstone Level Course for Animal Biology and one for Power, Structure & Technical Systems Fundamentals.

Classroom Answer – 30 points • Companion Animals • Large Animal Mangement • Power & Technology • Structural Systems • Metals & Fabrication

Classroom Question – 40 points • An “ag teacher” must hold a degree in this from a college or university.

Classroom Answer – 40 points • Agricultural Education

Classroom Question – 50 points • Describe what a Program of Study is.

Classroom Answer – 50 points • A series of courses an individual may take in a specific pathway of the agriculture sector. It includes an introductory course as well as intermediate and capstone courses.

SAE Question – 10 points • Where does the program take place?

SAE Answer – 10 points • Outside of the classroom.

SAE Question – 20 points • Describe an entrepreneurship SAE program.

SAE Answer – 20 points • A student owns and operates a business.

SAE Question – 30 points • Describe a placement SAE program.

SAE Answer – 30 points • A student works in an agriculture-related business but does not own the business.

SAE Question – 40 points • Describe a Research and Experimentation SAE program.

SAE Answer – 40 points • Students plan and conduct research using the scientific process.

SAE Question – 50 points • Describe an Exploratory SAE program.

SAE Answer – 50 points • Students gain experience in many different career fields through shadowing, research and other activities.

FFA Question – 10 points • What is the FFA Motto?

FFA Answer – 10 points • Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve

FFA Question – 20 points • What are the two official colors of FFA?

FFA Answer – 20 points • National Blue and Corn Gold

FFA Question – 30 points • List three of the parts of the FFA emblem

FFA Answer – 30 points • • • Eagle Cross-section of an ear of corn The words “Agricultural Education” and “FFA” An owl A rising sun A plow

FFA Question – 40 points • How many members are there national and in the state of Nebraska?

FFA Answer – 40 points • Nationally – more than 610, 240 • In Nebraska – more than 7, 400

FFA Question – 50 points • FFA started when _____ agriculture students met in _______ in 1928.

FFA Answer – 50 points • 33 • Kansas City

Ag Industry Question – 10 points • Approximately how many people live on Earth currently?

Ag Industry Answer – 10 points • 7 billion

Ag Industry Question – 20 points • How many careers are there in agriculture that employ how many people?

Ag Industry Answer – 20 points • 300 • 23 million

Ag Industry Question – 30 points • What % of agriculturally based jobs will be left unfilled annually because of the lack of qualified graduates in the area of agriculture?

Ag Industry Answer – 30 points • 39%

Ag Industry Question – 40 points • In order to feed the world in the next 50 years, we need to produce as much food as we have produced in the past _______ years.

Ag Industry Answer – 40 points • 10, 000

Ag Industry Question – 50 points • Name one of the two FFA Alumni in the Nebraska Agriculture Education and FFA Career Handbook and what job they have and what skills FFA taught them.

Ag Industry Answer – 50 points • Seth Davison with Union Bank • Adam Olson with Nationwide • Public speaking, leadership, communication, interpersonal skills, organizational skills.