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he Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act, (both Senator Hoke Smith and Representative Dudley Hughes were from Georgia) establishes vocational agriculture courses.
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Official FFA Creed, written by E.M. Tiffany, is adopted.
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Blue corduroy jacket is adopted as Official Dress
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Record jump in membership from 238,269 in 1947 to 260,300 in 1948. So many members (10,000) attend the 20th National FFA Convention that a folding-cot hotel is set up in the basement of the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
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The 81st U.S. Congress passes a bill that grants a federal charter to Future Farmers of America. President Harry S. Truman
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks at the National FFA Convention — the first U.S. president to do so — and receives an Honorary American Farmer Degree.
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Photo of American Star Farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine.
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FFA holds its first National Leadership Training Conference for state officers in Washington, D.C.
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FFA sells its one-millionth FFA jacket.
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First FFA National Agricultural Career Show (now called expo) is held at the National FFA Convention to highlight educational and career opportunities in agriculture.
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FFA opens membership to females, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.
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National FFA Secretary Fred McClure from Texas is the first African-American elected to a national FFA office.
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Julie Smiley from Washington is elected national FFA vice president and is the first female to hold a national FFA office.
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The FFA board of directors makes the decision to rotate the National FFA Convention between Louisville and Indianapolis, beginning with Louisville in 2013.
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am Truck’s “So God Made a Farmer” Super Bowl commercial exceeds 18 million views on YouTube; company donates $1 million to FFA.
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five FFA jackets are donated to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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National FFA Alumni membership jumps to 225,891 members, up from 62,705 in 2015.
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The board of directors votes to rename the National FFA Alumni Association to National FFA Alumni and Supporters and change its bylaws to operational policies. The National FFA Alumni Council becomes the National FFA Alumni and Supporters Advisory Committee.
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the National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act (also known as Public Law 116-7) becomes law.
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