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In 1917 the Smith Hughes act was established for funding for vocational agriculture in high school
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Virginia was the first state to have futures farmers clubs for boys
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FFA became a national organization. A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar farm interests
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NFA was formed (new farmers of America) for black students in the south.
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FFA became one of a few student organizations to receive a federal charter from congress (public law 740)
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FFA and FFA merged together
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Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time
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name chnages from future famers of america to national FFA organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry
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National convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years