FFA history

  • 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