How to Join FFA
The FFA is an integral part of the Agricultural Education program. To join the FFA you must be enrolled in an Ag Science Education course in your local school. Contact your school’s counselor or Ag Science instructor to enroll in Ag Ed and join the FFA.
Find an FFA Chapter Near you!
Register Online to MyFFA and Use the Chapter Locator to search for an active Chapter near you.
FFA is not a "club." It is one of three integral components of an agricultural education program: classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience and life skills. Students between the ages of 12 and 21 who are enrolled in a systematic course of instruction in agricultural education are eligible for membership. Your local school system must offer agricultural instruction and have an active FFA chapter for you to join.
If your school doesn't have an agricultural education program, take steps to open a program in your school. In order to accomplish this task we strongly recommended that you contact your state agricultural education staff to express your interest and ask for assistance on regulations, requirements and resources for planning the new program.
In some instances, students have been able to connect with other schools in neighboring districts, but that is entirely a state and local decision. There has been an increase in the opportunities provided through distance education resources as well.
Membership dues for the National FFA Organization are $5 each year. Of this total cost, $2 goes to the publication and distribution of FFA New Horizons, the FFA member magazine. A subscription to New Horizons is included in your membership fee.
Your state and local FFA associations may have additional dues they charge for membership; this money is above and beyond the $5 national dues, so your actual cost of membership may be more than $5
FFA New Horizons magazine
With your FFA membership, you receive six issues of FFA New Horizons, the organization's member magazine. With entertaining and informative feature articles on everything from famous athletes to career spotlights to important FFA News, the award-winning FFA New Horizons is a cool benefit for members.
View current FFA New Horizons
Career Advice and Hands-On Training
Do you know what you want to do after you finish school? FFA can help you develop
the skills you need to
get there. Don't have a clue? FFA can help you figure
out which of agriculture's 300 exciting career options match your interests and skills.
If you're like the 73 percent of FFA members who already plan to pursue a
career in agriculture, you know that there are options for almost any interest,
whether you want to work indoors or outside, at a desk on in the lab, in the city
or on a farm, with other people or on your own. Even if you don't choose a
career in agriculture, the skills and training you gain through FFA will
lead to success in any industry.
Visit our Ag Career Explorer.
Leadership
Leadership, none of us are born leaders, but the FFA can help you become one. FFA members strengthen their personal sills, learn to manage their time, and discover how to respect themselves and gain respect from others. Leadership skills are developed throughout the FFA program from a local Chapter's programs of activities, special local, state and national projects, leadership conferences/workshops and career development events.
Visit Washington Leadership Conference
Competitions
FFA offers so many opportunities for recognition at the local, state and
national levels, you can hardly avoid being a winner! In addition to the
satisfaction of knowing your stuff and doing your best, you could walk away with
money for school, cash prizes and exciting trips, not to mention plaques,
ribbons and trophies.
Each year the National FFA Convention is held for the highest level of recognition for our students, teachers and state leaders.
Check out our Programs and Awards.
Money for College
The National FFA Organization awards more than $1 million in scholarships to more than
800 FFA members each year. And that's just the beginning. Many local and state
businesses also offer FFA scholarships, and FFA experience and skills give members
an edge over the competition for scholarships from other groups and schools.
Learn more on Scholarship Opportunities
Earning Power
How would you like to get paid for learning? Many FFA members start their own businesses or work for an agricultural company throughout high school. Some FFA members have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduated from college by reinvesting their profits in their business! While most members don't earn quite that much, their experience still puts them way ahead of their classmates when it comes to applying for college or finding a job.
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