FFA History

By Casey_Couture

  • 1944

    1944
    First National FFA Agriculture
    Proficiency Awards presented.

  • 1947

    1947
    First national FFA Band performance
    at National FFA Convention FFA Weed established during the
    week of George Washington’s B-Day

  • 1948

    1948
    Record jump in
    membership from
    238,269 in 1947 to
    260,300

  • 1959

    1959
    First National
    Leadership Training
    Conference.

  • 1965

    1965
    New Farmers of America
    merges with the FFA.

  • 1969

    1969
    FFA opens membership
    to girls.

  • 1971

    1971
    National FFA Alumni is
    founded.

  • 1973

    1973
    Official dress standards
    are created

  • 1974

    1974
    Fred McClure from the
    Texas FFA Association
    is named the first
    African-American
    elected to National FFA
    Office

  • 1976

    1976
    Julie Smiley from WA is
    named the first female
    to hold national office.

  • 1988

    1988
    7th and 8th grade students are
    allowed to become FFA members.

  • 1996

    1996
    The official website for
    the FFA debuts
    www.ffa.org.