FFA History

  • Smith Hughes

    Smith Hughes Act established funding for vocational agricculture in high school.
  • FFA for boys

    FFA for boys
    Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers club for boys.
  • FFA national!

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

    NFA!!
    Formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south.
  • FFA becomes a student organization.

    FFA becomes a student organization.
    FFA became one of a few student organiztions to recieve a federal cahrter from congress(public law 740)
  • Merged!

    Merged!
    FFA and NFA merged together as one group
  • Here comes the girls

    Here comes the girls
    Girls were allowed in teh FFA for teh first time.
  • Name Change..

    Name Change..
    Name change from the future farmers of america to national FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agricultural industry.
  • National Convention

    National Convention
    National Convention completes 7 year run in indeanapolis and returns to louisvill, kentucky in 2013 for years