FFA Timeline

  • 1917

    1917

    Smith Hughes Act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school.
  • 1920s

    1920s

    Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers clubs for boys.
  • 1928

    1928

    FFA became a National organization. A network of teachers guided the est. of FFA as a team effort to est. a club for boys with similar farm interests.
  • 1935

    1935

    NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south.
  • 1950

    1950

    FFA became one of a few student organizations to recieve a Federal Charter from Congress (Public Law 740).
  • 1965

    1965

    FFA and NFA merged.
  • 1969

    1969

    Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time.
  • 1988

    1988

    Name changed from Future Famers of America to National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.
  • 2012

    2012

    National Convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Lousiville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.