-
1917
The Smith-Hughes Vocational
Education Act passed Smith & Hughes were both Georgia
Congressman that established
agriculture courses -
1928
Future Farmers of America
Established in Kansas City, MO First National Convention in Kansas
City, Mo
33 Delegates, 18 states Leslie Applegate of New Jersey was
elected to be the first National FFA
President -
1930
Official FFa Creed adopted
Written by E.M. Tiffany First Official Dress uniform was
adopted..
Dark blue shirt
Blue or white pants
Blue cap
Yellow tie Delegates restrict membership to
boys only First official FFA Manual was printed
with a grant from the Farm Journal
Press if Philadelphia, PA -
1935
New Farmers of
America established Organization of
African American
young men Active FFA membership
exceeded 100,000
members -
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 -
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 -
1952
Code of Ethics adopted The 1st issue of the
National Future Farmer
Magazine was published -
1969
FFA opens membership
to girls Washington Conference
(now WLC) begins -
1973
Official dress standards
are created -
1976
Julie Smiley from WA is
named the first female
to hold national office Alaska becomes the last
of the 50 states to
obtain a national charter -
-
2003
“FFA Live” is launched
on RFD TV -
2005
National FFA launched Seeds of
Hope, a fundraising campaign to
rebuild Gulf Coast states’ agriculture
education and FFA programs
following Hurricane Katrina FFA foundation breaks the $10
million mark in raising money for FFA
programs and services -
2007
The FFA Merchandise Center opens
in Indianapolis FFA membership exceeds the
half-million mark with 500,823
members in 7,358 chapters -
2014
5 FFA jackets are added
to the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of
American History
