FFA History

By Carolyn Dunlap

  • 1933

    1933
    Blue Corduroy jacket is adopted as official dress.

  • 1939

    1939
    First FFA owned National headquarters land purchased.

  • 1947

    1947
    First national FFA Band performance
    at National FFA Convention FFA Week established during the
    week of George Washington’s B-Day

  • 1950

    1950
    President Harry Truman
    granted a Federal
    Charter to FFA

  • 1965

    1965
    New Farmers of America
    merges with the FFA

  • 1969

    1969
    FFA opens membership
    to girls Washington Conference
    (now WLC) begins

  • 1971

    1971
    National FFA Alumni is
    founded

  • 1973

    1973
    Official dress standards
    are created

  • 1996

    The official website for
    the FFA debuts www.ffa.org

  • 1999

    72nd National FFA Convention is
    held in Louisville, Ky First national creed speaking event
    held Michael Von Winkle of the
    Arkansas FFA Assoc. Wins

  • 2003

    “FFA Live” is launched
    on RFD TV

  • 2009

    FFA celebrates 40 years of women in
    the organization