FFA Student Handbook Chapter 2FFA Then and Now

FFA History1862 Morrill ActLand Grant School ActEstablished Universities to teach agriculture1887 Hatch ActEstablished Experiment Stations1914 Smith-Lever ActEstablished Extension Service

FFA History1917 Congress passed Smith-Hughes Actestablished agriculture classes1920s Future Farmers of Virginia formedHenry Groseclose - Considered Father of the FFAFuture Farmers club for boys 1926 American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City invited vocational agriculture students to judge livestock

FFA History1928 1st National Convention in Kansas Citys Baltimore Hotel1st President - Leslie Applegate 1st Nat. Advisor - Dr. C.H. Lane Dues set at $0.10Held there until 19991929 National Blue and Corn Gold official colors1929 C. Patton first American Star Farmer

FFA History1929 Georgia FFA chartered 10th state1930 FFA Creed AdoptedWritten by E.M. Tiffany3rd national conventionRevised in 1965, 1987, and 19901933 FFA Jacket adopted as official dressDr. Gus Lintner designed the jacket

FFA History1939 National FFA Center located on part of the original estate of George Washington in Alexandria, Virginia1944 National FFA Foundation Formednon-profit fundraising part of FFAprivate donations fund awards Foundation raises $6 million annually

FFA History1948 National FFA Supply Service FormedOfficial JacketsAwardsAnything FFA1950 Public Law 740 granted National FFA a Federal CharterFFA recognized as intracurricular part of the agriculture education program

FFA History1965 NFA merged with FFANFA (New Farmers) African American1969 Girls admitted to FFA1969 First Star Agribusinessman K. Dunagan1988 Name changed to National FFA Organization to reflect the growing diversity in the agricultural industry.

FFA History1989 National Future Farmer Magazine changed to FFA New Horizons1999 National FFA Convention held in Louisville, KY2006 National Convention moved to Indianapolis, In