FFA Time Line

By GavinRitchie123

  • Smith Hughes Act

    Smith and Hugh established vocational courses

  • Future farmers

    Virginia Tech teachers organized the future of farmers for boys in ag classes

  • American Royal Livestock

    The ARL Show invites vocational ag students to their judging contests

  • 1928

    First national ffa convention held in kansas city, mo

  • FFA Colors

    National blue and corn gold adopted as the official FFA Colors

  • Official Dress

    Blue corduroy jacket adopted as the FFA official dress

  • WW ll

    Tens of thousands of FFA members served in the armed forces

  • Awards

    First national FFA Ag Proficiency Award given for agricultural mechanics

  • Bill Passed

    Grant FFA a federal charter and specified that the U.S Department of Education staff member be the national FFA advisor

  • Magazine

    First issue of the national future farmer magazine published

  • Speaker at FFA

    Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to speak at a national convention

  • New Addition

    FFA opened membership to girls, also making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events.

  • National FFA Alumni Association

    Charted as an affiliate of the national FFA Organization

  • Jan Eberly

    Became the first female National FFA president

  • Future Farmers Of America

    Nickname changed to the National FFA Organization

  • Corey Flournoy

    First African-American to be elected national FFA president

  • Creed Speaking

    First National Creed Speaking event held, winner Micheal Van Winkle, Arkansas

  • $1million

    National FFA Foundation receives $1million contribution from Ford Motor Company

  • Brenda Holbert

    First female African-American to be national ffa president

  • FFA Jacket

    the 10,000 FFA Jacket through the gift of blue program

  • 50 year celebration

    FFA Celebrates 50 years of alumni membership