FFA HIstory

By Lauren Gressler

  • 1917

    Smith-Hughes Act - it provided support for vocational agriculture.

  • 1925

    -Virginia Tech Ag Teachers
    - Henry Groseclose ( father of the FFA)
    -Discussed an organization involving Ag for boys
    -Future Farmers of Virginia served as a model for the FFA

  • 1928

    -FFA established in Kansas City, MO
    -Leslie Applegate- first National FFA President

  • 1929

    • Official FFA colors established -national blue and corn gold -First Official FFA Manual of the organization written

  • 1930

    -The FFA Creed written by E.M. Tiffany
    -First Official Dress was adopted
    -Delegates are restricted to members to boys only

  • 1933

    -Blue corduroy jacket was adopted as FFA Official Dress

  • 1935

    -New Farmers of America founded in Tuskegee, AL.
    -African American FFA, boys only

  • 1939

    -28.5 acres of land purchased for the first FFA owned National Head Quarters. The land was a part of George Washington's estate

  • 1944

    -138,548 FFA members served in World War 2

  • 1952

    -First issue of the National Future Farmer was published

  • 1964

    -FFA sells it's one-millionth jacket

  • 1969

    -Women can now be delegates, hold officer positions, and be members
    - Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) starts.