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ffa history

  • national vocational education act

    national vocational education act

    the smith hughes national vocational education act (both smith and hughes were georgia congressmen) established vocational agriculture courses.
  • the american royal livestock

    the american royal livestock

    the american royal livestock and horse show invited vocational agriculture students to kansas city, missouri, to participate in national livestock judging contests.
  • first national ffa convention

    first national ffa convention

    -future farmers of america established in kansas city, mo.
    -leslie applegate of new jersey selected as the first national ffa president.
    -first national convention held in kansas city: 33 delegates from 18 states in attendance.
    -first sectional gathering of new farmers of america members.
  • carlton patton

    carlton patton

    -national blue and corn gold adopted as official colors.
    -carlton patton of arkansas was named first star farmer of america; this was one of the first awards created by the national ffa and sponsered until 1949 by the kansascity star.
  • ffa creed

    ffa creed

    -official ffa creed adopted.
    -first national public speaking event held - edward drace, mo., won.
    -first official dress uniform was adopted; dark ablue shirt, blue or white pants, a blue cap and yellow tie.
  • official dress

    official dress

    -blue corduroy jacket adopted as official dress.
    -a group of ffa officers and members make a pilgrmage to washington d.c., where they are greeted on the white house lawn by president franklin d. roosevelt.
  • new farmers of america

    new farmers of america

    -new farmers of america founded - george washingtion ownes, a teacher trainer from virginia state college, wrote the constitution and bylaws for the nfa in 1927
  • public law 740

    public law 740

    the congress of the united states passed public law 740, which granted the ffa a federal charter.
  • nfa and ffa merged

    nfa and ffa merged

    the new farmers of america (nfa) and ffa were merged.
  • women accepted into the ffa

    women accepted into the ffa

    women were admitted into national membership in the ffa
  • golden anniversary

    golden anniversary

    golden anniversary national ffa convention kicked off a yearlong celebration of 50 years of ffa.
  • ag atudent

    ag atudent

    agriscience student recognation award program established.
  • delegates at the national convention

    delegates at the national convention

    delegates at the national convention voted to raise the number of the official delegates assembly to 475
  • ffa degree

    ffa degree

    discovery ffa degree added.
  • first star

    first star

    first american star in agricultural placemaent and first star in agriscience awarded.