FFA History Timeline

By Meghin
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    New Farmers of America

    This organization allowed for African American agriculture classes.
    The colors were black and gold. This is found in mostly southern states

  • Smith-Hughes Act

    This act is named after a senator from Georgia. This act provided federal funding to have Agriculture classes in high school

  • Future Farmer Clubs

    At the time only boys could join.
    Virginia was the first.

  • Future Farmers of America

    FFA was established.
    The first convention was held in the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri.

  • Official colors

    National Blue and Corn Gold are adopted as the official colors of the FFA

  • FFA History

    New Farmers of America (NFA) formed.
    For African American students study agriculture.

  • Public Law 740

    Gave the FFA a federal charter.
    The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have an FFA Program