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Smith Hughes Act
Established funding for vocational agriculture in high school. -
Future Famers club
Virginia was the first state to have Future Farmers clubs for boys. -
FFA becomes 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. -
NFA
New Farmers of America was formed for black students. -
Public law 740
FFA became one of a few student organizations to recieve a federal Charter from congress. -
FFA and NFA
FFA and NFA merged. -
Allowed in FFA
Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time. -
Name Change
Name changed from Future Farmers of America to national FFA or to organization the growing reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry. -
National Convention
National Convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to louisville, kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
