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FFA history

  • 1917

    The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act establishes vocational agriculture courses
  • 1925

    Henery Groseclose and other Virginia tech teachers helped build the FFA in Virginia.
  • 1931

    The national FFA radio program is launched on NBC
  • 1932

    A charter is granted to Puerto Rico FFA association
  • 1955

    Photo of American star farmer Joe Moore is on the cover of Time magazine
  • 1957

    former president Harry S. Truman speaks during the FFA convention
  • 1982

    Jan Eberly from California becomes the first female national FFA president
  • 1984

    the first FFA tv public service announcement airs
  • 2004

    The first live webcast of the national FFA convention premiers on ffa.org.
  • 2007

    FFA merchandise center opened in Indianapolis