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Smith Hughes Act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school
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1920's- Virginia was the first state to have Future Farmers club for boys
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!928- FFA became a National organization. A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar farm interests.
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1935- NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south.
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FFa become one of a few student organizations to receive a Federal Charter from Congress (Public Law 740)
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FFA and NFA merged
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Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time
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Name changed from Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.
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National Convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years
