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Smith Hughes act
Established funding for vocational agriculture in high school -
Future Farmers clubs`
Virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys -
FFA becomes national
The FFA became a national organization formed by a band of teachers -
NFA was formed
The NFA was formed for young black boy students in the south -
FFA recieved federal charter
The FFA started to recieve federal charter from the US Gov. (public law 740) -
NFA/FFA
The NFA and FFA merged together in 1965 -
Girls in FFA
In 1969 girls were allowed into the FFA for the first time ever -
Name Change
The FFA changed their name to the "National FFA organizations" to reflect the growing diveresity in the agriculture industry -
National convention
The national convention completes a seven year run in Indinapolis and returns to Louisville, Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years