The History of The FFA

By nicole.whitmire

  • 1917 Smith Hughes Act

    1917 Smith Hughes Act
    finding for vocational agriculture in high schools

  • 1926 Henry Groseclose

    1926 Henry Groseclose
    An agriculture teacher, trainer, and former agriculture education teacher. The FFV woild be used as a model for creation of the FFV

  • 1928 FFa became National Organization

    1928 FFa became National Organization
    FFA became National Organization estabnlish a club for bnoys eith similar interests

  • 1929 FFA Official Colors adopted

    1929 FFA Official Colors adopted
    Official colors ( national- blue and corn- gold ) still used today

  • 1930 FFA creed adopted

    1930 FFA creed adopted
    Creed adopted at 3rd National FFA convention, Creed was revised in 1965 and in 1990

  • 1965 FFA and NFA merged

    1965 FFA and NFA merged
    FFA and NFA merged to become one group adding 50,000 members to the FFA

  • 1935 NFA formed

    1935 NFA formed
    NFA formed for black students ( new farmers of america )

  • 1950 FFA one of the few student organizations

    1950 FFA one of the few student organizations
    FFA become one of the few student organizations to recieve a federal charter from congress

  • 1969 women are allowed in FFA

    1969 women are allowed in FFA
    Women are allowed in national membership which made it possible for them to hold office and paricipate in competitve events at the National and Regional level