FFA Timeline

  • Smith Hughes Act

    Provided federal funding for Vocational Agriculture in public high schools.
  • Future farmers club

    Boys only. Virginia was the first.
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    FFA was established

    The 1st convention was held in Hotel Baltimore is Kansas City Missouri. The first dues were 10 cents.
  • Colors of FFA

    National blue and corn gold are adopted as the official colors of the FFA
  • FFA creed

    The FFA creed was written by EM Tiffany and adopted
  • FFA jackets

    Blue corduroy jackets are adopted as official dress.
  • NFA was formed

    New farmers of America was formed.
  • Public law 740

    Gave FFA a federal charter. The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have an FFA program.
  • FFA history

    FFA and NFA merge
  • FFA history

    Girls were admitted into FFA .