FFA History Timeline

  • 1917

    The Smith-Hughes National Vocalization Education Act, (both senator Hoke Smith And representative Dudley Hughes were from Georgia) establishes vocational agriculture courses
  • 1925

    Virginia Tech agriculture education teacher educators Henry C. Groseclose, Harry W. Sanders, Walter S. Newman, and Edmund C. Magill organized the Future Farmers of Virginia (FFV) for the boys of agriculture classes
  • 1926

    The First National of Congress of Vocational Agriculture Students assembles for a national livestock contest at the American royal livestock and Horse show in Kansas city mo
  • 1927

    H.O. Sargent a federal agent for agricultural education
  • 1928

    future farmers of America is established in Kansas city mo
  • 1929

    National blue and corn gold are adopted as official FFA colors
  • 1930

    official creed was written by e.m. tiffany
  • 1931

    The national FFA radio program NBC was launched
  • 1932

    A charter is granted to the Puerto Rico FFA association
  • 1933

    Blue corduroy jacket was adopted as the official dress
  • 1935

    NFA was founded as a national organization at the Tuskegee in Alabama
  • 1937

    during the national FFA, convention action is taken to establish a national FFA camp and leadership
  • 1939

    the ho Sargent trophy award is to honor of ho Sargent commitment to helping NFA members
  • 1942

    during world war 3 delegates revise in FFA membership rules so time served in the armed forces
  • 1944

    138,548 FFA members serve in the armed services in world war ll
  • 1946

    attendance at the national FFA victory convention is 12,500 those attend to honor the 260,450 FFA members
  • 1947

    the first national FFA band performs at the national ffa convention
  • 1948

    the first national FFA supply service begins operation
  • 1949

    the first international exchange program for young FFA members begins with the young farmer club of great bratain
  • 1950

    the Rhode island FFA association with five chapters and 82 members is chartered-FFA is in all 48 states plus territorial of Hawaii and Puerto Rico
  • 1953

    FFA members reach 363,369
  • 1957

    former president Harry S.Truman speaks during the national ffa convention