History of The National FFA Organization

By Blakeprice2001
  • Smith Hughes Act

    Smith Hughes Act

    Established funding for vocational agriculture in high school.
  • First Future Farmers

    First Future Farmers

    Virginia was the first state to have Future Farmers clubs for boys
  • National FFA Organization

    National FFA Organization

    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.
  • NFA (New Farmers of America)

    NFA (New Farmers of America)

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

    FFA Federal Charter

    FFA became one of a few student organizations to recieve a federal charter from Congress (Public Law 740).
  • FFA and NFA

    FFA and NFA

    FFA and NFA merged.
  • Girls in FFA

    Girls in FFA

    Girls were allowed in the FFA for the first time.
  • FFA changes name

    FFA changes name

    it changes from Future Farmers of America to The National FFA Organization
  • National FFA convention

    National FFA convention

    National conventon completes a seven year run in Indianapolis and returns to louisville, returns to kentucky for 3 years.