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Smith Hughes Act 1917
Smith Hughes Act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school -
First Future Farmers Clubs !920s
Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers clubs for boys -
FFA National Organization 1928
FFA became a national org. A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar farm interests. -
NFA Formed 1935
NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south -
FFA Charter from Congress 1950
FFA became one of a few student organizations to receive a federal Charter from Congress (Public Law 740) -
Merging 1965
FFA and NFA merged -
FFA open for girls 1969
Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time -
FFA Name Change 1988
Name change from Future Farmers of America to National FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry
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