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Smith-Hughes Act
The Smith-Hughes Act established funds for vocational agriculture in highschool. -
First Future Farmers Club
Virginia was the first state to have a Future Farmers Club for boys. -
American Royal Livestock Show
The American Royal Livestock show invited vocational agriculture students to participate in national livestock judging contests in Kansas City, Missouri. -
Constitution and Bylaws
G.W. Owens and Dr. H.O. Sargent wrote the first constitution and bylaws of the New Farmers of Virginia, and organizationfor African-Americans agricultural students. -
Became a National Organization
Teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for the boys that had similar farm interests. -
Official Dress
Blue Corduroy jacket was adopted as official dress. -
New Farmers of America
The organization NFA was formed for African American students that had agricultural interests. -
FFA Camp
During National Convention, action taken to establish a National FFA Camp and leadership training school in Washington, D.C. -
FFA National Headquarters
28.5 acres of land was purchased near Alexandria, VA for the first FFA-owned national headquarters; the land was part of George Washington's estate. -
Federal Charter
The FFA recieved a Federal Charter from Congress. -Public Law 740 -
FFA and NFA
The FFA and NFA organizations combined. -
Girls joined FFA
Girls were allowed to join FFA for the first time. -
Dress Standards
FFA Official Dress standards were created. -
First Female President
Jan Eberly, from California, became the first female national FFA president. -
Name Changes
The name changed from Future Farmers of America to the National FFA organization in order to show the growing diversity in the agriculture industry. -
Location of National Convention Changes
The National convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returned to Loisville, Kentucky in 2012 for 3 years. -
Membership
The FFA membership was at its all time high with 557,318 members in 7,498 chapters.
