Historical timeline of Future Farmers of America By robertsp Jan 1, 1917 The smith - hughes act Period: Jan 5, 1917 to Oct 5, 2009 Historical timeline of Future Farmers of America Period: Feb 5, 1917 to Mar 23, 2009 Historical timeline of future Farmers of america Feb 5, 1928 Future Farmers of america established Jun 25, 1930 Offical FFA creed adopted Aug 15, 1935 new farmers of america founded Oct 22, 1947 First national band performed Oct 3, 1952 first issure of the national FFA magazine Jun 14, 1965 new farmers of america merged with the future farmers of america Apr 26, 1969 FFA membership opens to girls May 10, 1973 1973 offical dress standers created Aug 8, 1988 FFA changed its name to National FFA Sep 8, 2000 FFAdiscovery degree for middle school Oct 15, 2009 First black elected as ffa president