FFA timeline

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    Smith-Hughes Act

    established funding for vocational agriculture in high school
  • Future Farmers

    Future Farmers

    Virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys.
  • National FFA

    National FFA

    FFA became a national organization
  • NFA

    NFA

    NFA was formed for black students in the south
  • Federal Charter

    Federal Charter

    FFA became one of a few student organizations to recieve federal charter
  • NFA and FFA

    NFA and FFA

    NFA and FFA merged
  • Girls in FFA

    Girls in FFA

    Females were allowed in FFA for the first time
  • Name change

    Name change

    name changed from future farmers oif America to National FFA organization
  • Moving

    Moving

    National convention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to Louisville,Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years