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This act established funds for vocational agriculture in high school.
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Virginia Tech agricultural teachers Henry Groseclose, Harry Sanders, Walter S. Newman and Edmund C. Magill created the first Future Farmers club for boys.
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The American Royal Livestock Show asked vocational agriculture students to join in national livestock judging contests in Kansas City, Mo.
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Teacher-trainer at Virginia State college, G.W. Owens, and federal agent for agricultural education for African-Americans, U.S. Office of Education, Dr. H.O. Sargent, wrote the first bylaws and constitution fort he New Farmers of Virgina
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FFA became an official club in Kansas City, MO.A group of techers made a team effort to make a club for boys with similar farm interests.
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National blue and corn gold were accepted as official colors
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Official FFA Creed, written by E.M. Tiffany, adopted
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Blue curdory jacket was adopted as the official dress.
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The New Farmers of America (NFA) was created for black students with agricultural interests.
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New Farmers of America founded in Tuskegee, Alabama
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The FFA became one of few student organizations to obbtain a federal charter from congress.
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The FFA and NFA merger together as one organization.
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Girls are allowed to join the FFA now.
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The name was changed from Future Famers of America to the National FFA Orginization in order to show the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.
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National convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and goes back to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
