REDMOND, Ore. — The FFA jacket — worn by roughly 2,500 students every March at the Oregon FFA State Convention — is more than just an article of clothing. Teenagers said the blue corduroy jacket ...

The blue corduroy jacket worn by high school students in FFA, formerly the Future Farmers of America, is an icon of rural life. To the average city dweller the jacket is a vestige of dwindling, ...

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STEPHEN, Minn. — After a decades-long hiatus, Stephen-Argyle Central High School students proudly are wearing the iconic blue corduroy jacket with the yellow FFA emblem. Maddie Stewart, a first-year ...

During the 2015 Schuyler FFA jacket ceremony, “A Sweet Success,” parents and guests watched as members dawned the blue corduroy and golden emblems for the first time in their FFA careers. The ceremony ...