FFA Timeline Cody Jones

By ccodster96

  • Funding Act

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

  • First State, FFA

    First State, FFA
    Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers club for boys.

  • FFA became a national organazation

    FFA became a national organazation
    FFA became a National organization. A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar farm interests.

  • NFA was formed

    NFA was formed
    NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black males students.

  • Few student Organazations

    Few student Organazations
    FFA became one of a few student organizations to receive a federal Charter from Congress (Public Law 740).

  • FFA and NFA merged.

    FFA and NFA merged.

  • girls were allowed in FFA for the first time.

    girls were allowed in FFA for the first time.

  • Name change

    Name change
    Name change from Future Farmers of America to National FFA organization to the growing students in the agriculture industry.

  • Convention

    Convention
    National convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.