FFA

By josephrobbins9901

  • 1917

    1917
    smith hughes act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school

  • 1920

    1920
    virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys

  • 1928

    1928
    FFA became a national organization. A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish club for boys with similar farm intrests.

  • 1935

    1935
    nfa was formed new farmers of america for black students in the south

  • 1950

    1950
    FFAbecame one of a few student organizations to recieve a federal charter from congress

  • 1965

    1965
    ffa nfa merged

  • 1969

    1969
    girls were allowed in ffa

  • 1988

    1988
    name changed to just ffa because of growing diversity

  • 2012

    2012
    national convention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to louisville kentucky in 2013 for 3 years