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FFA History

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  • Smith-Hughes Act

    Smith-Hughes Act
    In 1917 the Smith-Hughes Act established funding for vocational acgriculture in high school.

  • FIrst FFA Clubs

    FIrst FFA Clubs
    In the 1920's Virgina was the first state to have Future Farmers clubs for boys.

  • National Organization

    National 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 similiar farm interests.

  • NFA Formed

    NFA Formed
    NFA was formed (New Farmers of America) for black students in the south.

  • Federal charter

    Federal charter
    FFA became one of a few organizations to recieve a federal charter from congress.

  • Merged

    Merged
    In 1965 FFA and the NFA merged.

  • Girls allowed

    Girls allowed
    Girls were allowed in FFA for the first time.

  • Name change

    Name change
    Name change from future farmers of america to nation ffa organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agriculture industry.

  • Convention

    Convention
    national cnvention completes 7 year run in indianapolis and returns to lousiville kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.