FFA History

  • 1917

    The Smith-Hughes Vocational
    Education Act Smith & Hughes were both Georgia
    Congressman that established
    agriculture courses
  • 1925

    Virginia Tech Ag Teachers Henry Groseclose Harry Sanders Edmund C. Magill Walter S. Newman Discussed an organization involving
    agriculture for boys Future Farmers of Virginia served as
    the model for the Future Farmers of
    America (FFA)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1965

    New Farmers of America
    merges with the FFA
  • 1969

    FFA opens membership
    to girls Washington Conference
    (now WLC) begins
  • 1988

    Future Farmers of America (FFA)
    changes its name to the National
    FFA Organization To reflect the growing diversity in
    the ag industry 7th and 8th grade students are
    allowed to become FFA members
  • 1996

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