FFA timeline

By Kedric Anderson

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    Smith-Hughes Act
    established funding for vocational agriculture in high school

  • Future Farmers

    Future Farmers
    Virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys.

  • National FFA

    National FFA
    FFA became a national organization

  • NFA

    NFA
    NFA was formed for black students in the south

  • Federal Charter

    Federal Charter
    FFA became one of a few student organizations to recieve federal charter

  • NFA and FFA

    NFA and FFA
    NFA and FFA merged

  • Girls in FFA

    Girls in FFA
    Females were allowed in FFA for the first time

  • Name change

    Name change
    name changed from future farmers oif America to National FFA organization

  • Moving

    Moving
    National convention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to Louisville,Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years