FFA history

By shaquille.oatmeal.

  • 1933

    Blue Corduroy jacket is
    adopted

  • 1935

    Active FFA membership
    exceeded 100,000
    members New Farmers of
    America established

  • 1939

    First FFA owned
    National headquarters
    land purchased

  • 1944

    Future Farmers of America
    Foundation is formed in Washington
    D.C.First National FFA Agriculture
    Proficiency Awards presented

  • 1947

    First national FFA Band performance
    at National FFA Convention

  • 1948

    First National FFA
    chorus performance First National FFA talent
    contest at convention

  • 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