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eli whitney
In 1793 Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin. -
reaper invented
In July od 1831 Cyrus Mccormick invented the reaper. -
Barbed Wire
In 1874 Joseph glidden invented barbed wire. -
Anna Baldwin
Anna Baldwin invents a miliking machine that milks cows in 1879. -
Benjamin Holt tractor
In 1904 Benjamin Holt invented the tractor. It was used to work the deep peat soils. -
Smith Hughes act
Established funding for vocational agriculture in high school. -
Virginia starts future farmers clubs for boy
In 1920 virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys. -
FFA becomes 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 is formed
NFA (new farmers of america) was formed for black male students. -
FFA receives federal charter
FFA became one of a few student organizations to receive a federal charter from congress (public law 740) -
FFA and NFA
In 1965 FFA and the NFA merge -
Girls allowed in FFA
In 1969 girls were allowed in the ffa for the first time. -
Gene gun
Between 1983- 1986 John Sanford invented the Gene gun. -
Name change
The name changed from future farmers of america to national ffa organization to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture. -
National Convention
In 2012 the national convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
