FFA HISTORY

  • 1933

    BLUE CORDUROY JACKET IS ADOPTED AS OFFICIAL DRESS
  • 1935

    New Farmers of
    America established Organization of
    African American
  • 1939

    First FFA owned
    National headquarters
    land purchased
  • 1944

    Future Farmers of America Foundation is formed in Washington D.C.
  • 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
  • 1971

    National FFA Alumni is
    founded