FFA History

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  • 1917 - The National Vocational Education Act

    The Smith Hughes Vocational Education Act

  • 1929

    Official colors are established
    National blue and corn gold

  • 1935

    New Farmers of America established Organization of African American young men

  • 1944

    138,548 FFA members served in World War II

  • 1948

    First National FFA talent contest at convention

  • 1950

    President Harry Truman granted a Federal Charter to FFA

  • 1959

    First National Leadership Training Conference Held

  • 1965

    New Farmers of America merges with the FFA

  • 1973

    Official dress standards are created

  • 1988

    Future Farmers of America (FFA) changes its name to the National FFA Organization

  • 1999

    First national creed speaking event held

  • 2004

    First live webcast from ffa.org of the 77th annual National FFA Convention