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smith hughes act
1917 is when smith hughes started funing vocational agriculture in highschool -
Virginia club
virginia was the first state to have a future farmer club for boys -
national
in 1928 FFA became a national organization. A network of teachers guided the establishment with simlar farm interests -
NFA
the nfa was formed for black students in the south -
FFA recieves federal charter
the FFA became one of the few organizations to recieve a federal charter from congress -
MERGES
the NFA and FFA merge -
females
females were allowedin the ffa for the first time -
name changes
the named changed from future farmers of america to national FFA organization -
national convention
national convention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to louisville kentucky in 2013 for 3 years