Ffa

National FFA Organization History

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  • Smith Hughes Act

    Smith Hughes Act

    Established funding for vocational agriculture in high shcool.
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    FFA

  • Future Farmers Club

    Future Farmers Club

    Virginia was the first state to have Future Farmers Clubs for boys.
  • National Organization

    National Organization

    FFA became a national organization. A network of teachers giuded the establisment of FFA as a team effort to etsbalish a club for boys with similar farm interest.
  • NFA

    NFA

    NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black students.
  • Federal Charter

    Federal Charter

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

    Merging

    FFA and NFA merged.
  • Girls in FFA

    Girls in FFA

    For the first time girls were allowed in FFA.
  • Name Change

    Name Change

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

    Convention

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