FFA History

By Glizzy God

  • 1933

    Blue Corduroy jacket is
    adopted as Official
    Dress

  • 1935

    New Farmers of
    America established
    Organization of
    African American
    young men
    Active FFA membership
    exceeded 100,000
    members

  • 1939

    First FFA owned
    National headquarters
    land purchased

  • 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

  • 1947

    First national FFA Band performance
    at National FFA Convention
    FFA creed established during the
    week of George Washington’s B-Day

  • 1948

    First National FFA
    chorus performance

  • 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