Ffa

FFA History Timeline

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    1925

    Ag Teachers
    Henry Groseclose
    Harry Sanders
    Edmund C. Magill
    Walter S. Newman
    Made a Organization involving Ag for boys.
    Future Farmers of Virginia served as the model for the FFA (Future Farmers of America).
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    1935

    New Farmers of America established
    Organization of African American young men
    FFA membership earned 100 membes.
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    1950

    President Harry Truman granted a Federal Charter to FFA
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    1969

    FFA grants membership to women. WLC begins
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    1976

    Julie Smiley from Washington is named the first women to hold national office.
    Alaska becomes the last of the 50 states to obtain a national charter
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    1988

    Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization, to reflect the growing diversity in the Ag industry.
    7th and 8th grade students are allowed to become FFA members.
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    1996

    The official website for the FFA debuts
    www.ffa.org
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    1999

    72nd National FFA Convention is held in Louisville, Ky
    First national creed speaking event held
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    2005

    National FFA launched Seeds of Hope.
    FFA foundation breaks the $10 million mark in raising money for FFA programs and services
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    2006

    The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis for the first time.
    The FFA Foundation announces its first $1 million contribution to the Ford Motor Company
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    2014

    5 FFA jackets are added to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
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    2019

    Student membership hits an all-time high with 700,170 members in 8,612 chapters