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1917
smith hughes act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school -
1920
virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys -
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
nfa was formed new farmers of america for black students in the south -
1950
FFAbecame one of a few student organizations to recieve a federal charter from congress -
1965
ffa nfa merged -
1969
girls were allowed in ffa -
1988
name changed to just ffa because of growing diversity -
2012
national convention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to louisville kentucky in 2013 for 3 years