Chad AucoinAgriculture Instructor

Lake Charles-Boston Academy of Learning Agriscience Program

Learn about Agriscience:◦ Plant Science◦ Animal Science◦ Agronomy◦ Agribusiness◦ Leadership◦ Career Opportunities ◦ Food Science

Why Ag Education

Agriscience II is recognized as the fourth science for both TOPS and CORE4.

◦ Agriscience I is the prerequisite of Agriscience II.

Why Ag Education

20,000 Total Students enrolled in Agricscience Courses in Louisiana◦ Mix of male and female students

Females in Ag are increasing dramatically

Local schools which already offer Agriscience Courses:◦ Sam Houston Bell City◦ Iowa DeQuincy◦ Vinton Starks

Agriculture Education in Louisiana

Strong FFA Organization on State Level◦ Every FFA member has the opportunity to excel

through FFA◦ FFA offer training in many areas

Most training events are student led conducted by Area and State FFA Officers

Trainings are geared to be fun and educational. FFA is an organization which gives back as much or

more than what is put in.

Agriculture Education In Louisiana

Classroom Instruction◦ Building the Foundation

FFA◦ Leadership Aspect

SAE◦ Applying what is Learned

Components of An Ag Education Program

FFA is an Intra-curricular organization which is associated with Agriculture Education. One cannot be a member of the FFA without being enrolled in an Agriculture class.

FFA offers many opportunities for its members◦ Career Development Events◦ Leadership Development Events◦ Chapter Awards Programs

What is FFA

Leadership Development Events include:◦ Parliamentary Law◦ Prepared Public Speaking◦ Extemporaneous Speaking◦ Gulf of Mexico Speaking Event◦ Go Teach Ag Ed Leadership Event◦ All of the above have competitions on the local,

parish, district, area, state, and national levels.

What is FFA

Nursery/Landscape Floriculture Forestry Agronomy Dairy Cattle

Judging Livestock Judging Poultry Judging

Electrical Farm Business

Management Job Interview

Demonstration Agriscience Fair Dairy Foods

Judging

Career Development Events (CDE’s)

180/360 Leadership Conference State FFA Convention Area Leadership Camps National FFA Convention Local CDE events FFA has events throughout the year

FFA Events

One important thing to remember that as with any other school organization, you must keep up your grades in order to be eligible to attend any FFA event.

Grades

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