Foreign Friday

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Notice the "FFJ" emblem on this boy's hat

I didn't know until I visited the Sanbongi Nougyou Agricultural School that the Future Farmers of America organization had an international component.

Here is what I discovered online:
"Recognizing diversity as a strength of an organization, in 1955, the FFA went international. As a result, there are Future Farmer Organizations in Japan, Brazil, Columbia, Korea, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines and Thailand."

Future Farmers of Japan
Sanbongi Nougyou Agricultural School
Towada, Japan
August 1979


Comments

  1. Tracy BatchelderAugust 26, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Interesting. I never knew that.

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  2. Changes in the windAugust 26, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    What a great thing...

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  3. SissySeesAugust 26, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    That's neat!! Good for the Future Farmers for being international... and good for all of us, actually.

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  4. ChrisAugust 26, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    I had no idea there was an international component. How cool

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  5. LoriAugust 27, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I think farmers are more appreciated in Japan.

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