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Smth Hughes Act
Smith - Hughes Act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school. -
Virginia establishes FFA
Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers clubs for boys. -
FFA becomes a national organization
Teachers guided the FFA to becoming a national organization to unite boys with similar farm intrest -
NFA
NFA was formed for black males -
Recieve Federal Charter
FFA becomes one of the few organizations to reciew federal charter -
NFA FFA
The FFA and the NFA merged -
Women allowed
Women were allowed in the FFA for the first time -
Name change
Name changes from Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization. -
7 year run
National Convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.