FFA Timeline

  • Smith-Hughes Organization

    Smith-Hughes Organization
    Funding for vocational agriculture high school.
  • First State make a club

    First State make a club
    Virginia was the first state to have Future Farmers clubs for boys.
  • Future Farmers Of America

    Future Farmers Of America
    33 students from 18 different states got together and Leslie Applegate from New Jersey is elected first national FFA president.
  • New Group Formed

    New Group Formed
    NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for blcak students in the south
  • FFA Federal

    FFA became one of few student organizations to receive Federal Charter from receive (Public Law 740)
  • The Merge

    The Merge
    FFA and NFA both merged.
  • Women

    Women
    Female were allowed in FFA for the first time.
  • Name Change

    Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry
  • Celebration

    Celebration
    FFA celebrate Latinos/Hispanics in FFA, agriculture education during the national convention and expo and also FFA members supporters packed 1,005,048 meals to the rally to Fight Hunger