FFA History

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    Smith-Hughes Act

    Named after a senator in Georgia. Provided federal funding for vocational agriculture in public high schools
  • FFA Was Established

    FFA Was Established

    The 1st convention was held in the hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri. The first dues were 10 cents
  • Official colors

    Official colors

    National blue and corn gold are the official colors of the FFA
  • FFA Creed

    FFA Creed

    The creed was written and adopted by E.M Tiffany
  • Jackets

    Jackets

    The blue corduroy jackets are adopted as the first official dress.
  • NFA Formed

    NFA Formed

    The NFA was officially formed. It was formed for the African American students that are studying agriculture
  • National FFA Foundations

    National FFA Foundations

    The National FFA Foundations was formed to use funds from industry to support FFA.
  • Public Law 470

    Public Law 470

    It gave the FFA a federal charter. The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have a FFA program
  • Girls admitted

    Girls admitted

    Girls were admitted to the FFA after many years.
  • Convention Moves

    Convention Moves

    National FFA Convention moves to Louisville, Kentucky. This is the 1st time the convention is held outside Kansas City, Missouri