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FFA Historical Timeline

  • Meeting is Established

    Meeting is Established
    Future Farmers of Americs is established at a meeting in Kansa city, MO.
  • FFA uniform

    FFA uniform
    The offical dress uniform was adopted; dark blue shirt, blue or white pants, blue cap and and yellow tie
  • FFA foundation

    FFA foundation is formed to raise money from business, industry, govenerment, individuals, and sponsers for FFA programs and activites
  • Bill is passed

    A bill was passed by the 81st congress of the U.S that grants FFA a federal charter and specifies that a U.S department of education staff member be the national FFA advisor.
  • Membership opens to girls

    FFA opens membership to girls, mkaing it possible for them to hold office and particpate in competive events at reagional and national levels
  • First female electeed

    Julie Smiley of Washingtion is the first female elected to a national FFA office
  • FFA raises one million

    National FFA foundation raises one million in one year for the first time
  • Female President

    Jan Eberly, California becomes first female national FFA president
  • Membership opens to 7th & 8th graders

    FFA opens membership to 7th and 8th graders
  • 1st female star

    1st female star
    1st female star farmer is named Larlene Lindow, Wisconson
  • FFA breaks 10 million

    FFA foundation breaks the 10 million mark in rasing money for FFA progrmas and services
  • FFA fundraiser

    National FFA launches seeds of Hope, a fundraising campiagn to help rebuild Gulf Coast states agricultural education and FFA programs following Hurricane Katrina; $835,699 in donations is distributed to affected programs
  • Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company
    National FFA foundation recives its first 1 million contribution from Ford Motor Company
  • Membership breaks million mark

    Membership breaks the hall million mark with 500,823 members in 7,358 chapters
  • 40th aniversery for women

    40th aniversery for women
    FFA celebrates the 40th aniversry of women being admitted intp FFA