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Smith Hughes
Smith Hughes Act established funding for vocational agricculture in high school. -
FFA for boys
Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers club for boys. -
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!!
Formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south. -
FFA becomes a student organization.
FFA became one of a few student organiztions to recieve a federal cahrter from congress(public law 740) -
Merged!
FFA and NFA merged together as one group -
Here comes the girls
Girls were allowed in teh FFA for teh first time. -
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 completes 7 year run in indeanapolis and returns to louisvill, kentucky in 2013 for years