-
1933
Blue Corduroy jacket is
adopted as Official
Dress -
1935
New Farmers of
America established Organization of
African American
young men Active FFA membership
exceeded 100,000
members -
1939
First FFA owned
National headquarters
land purchased -
1944
Future Farmers of America
Foundation is formed in Washington
D.C. 138,548 FFA members served in
World War II First National FFA Agriculture
Proficiency Awards presented -
1947
First national FFA Band performance
at National FFA Convention FFA Weed established during the
week of George Washington’s B-Day -
1948
First National FFA
chorus performance First National FFA talent
contest at convention Record jump in
membership from
238,269 in 1947 to
260,300 -
1950
President Harry Truman
granted a Federal
Charter to FFA -
1952
Code of Ethics adopted The 1st issue of the
National Future Farmer
Magazine was published -
1959
First National
Leadership Training
Conference Held -
1965
New Farmers of America
merges with the FFA -
1969
FFA opens membership
to girls Washington Conference
(now WLC) begins -
1971
National FFA Alumni is
founded