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In 1971 the Smith-Hughes Act established funding for vocational agriculture in high school.
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In the 1920s Virginia was the first state to have Futures Farmers clubs for boys.
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The FFA became a nation organization, a network of teachers guided the establishemnt of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar interest in farming.
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The NFA was formed for Black students in the South.
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In 1950 the FFA became one of the few student organizations to reciee a Federal Charter from Congress (Public Law 740).
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In 1965 and the FFA and NFA merged, becoming one of the first goups to integrate.
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Girls were finally allowed to join the FFA.
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The name was changed from Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity of the agriculture industry.
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The National Convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucy in 2013 for 3 years.
