1. FFA Timeline Quiz
Study Guide

2. Begin a new activity: FFA History Wait for objective and procedure.
Bell ringer:
Write the following questions AND your answer:
What is the FFA?
What does the FFA stand for?
Who can be in the FFA?
What is a benefit of membership in the FFA?

3. The FFA Mission
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

4. What is FFA?
…an organization of high school students in agricultural education
students from all 50 states plus the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

5. FFA History

6. 1917 – Smith-Hughes Act Named after a senator from Georgia.
Provided federal funding for Vocational Agriculture in public high schools.

7. 1920’s Future Farmer Clubs Virginia was the first Boys only No females
No African Americans (or any other minorities)

8. 1928 – Future Farmers of America
FFA was established
The 1st convention was held in the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri
The first dues were 10 cents
Current chapter dues are $13.00

9. Leslie Applegate
First National FFA President

10. FFA History
1929 –
FFA colors are adopted - National Blue and Corn Gold
FFA membership is restricted to only males
First FFA manual is printed

11. FFA History 1930 1933 FFA Creed is written by E.M. Tiffany
FFA jacket was adopted as official dress

12. New Farmers of America
1935
Organization for African-American males in high school agriculture classes.
Colors were black and gold
Found mostly in southern states

13. FFA History Public Law 740 Gave the FFA a federal charter
1950
Public Law 740
Gave the FFA a federal charter
The law said that each school teaching agriculture must have an FFA program (3 Circle Model)

14. FFA History
1952
First issue of the National Future Farmer is published (The FFA magazine)

15. FFA History
1953
FFA issues a postage stamp for the 25th anniversary of the founding of the National FFA.

16. FFA History 1965 1969 FFA and the NFA merge
Girls were admitted into the FFA

17. FFA History
1974
Fred McClure of Texas becomes the first African American National FFA officer.

18. FFA History
1976
Julie Smiley becomes the first female elected to National FFA office

19. FFA History
1982
Jan Eberly becomes the first female National FFA President

20. FFA History
1988
Future Farmers of America changes its name to the National FFA Organization
1989
National Future Farmer Magazine changes its name to FFA New Horizons

21. FFA History
1994
Corey Flournoy becomes the first African-American National FFA President

22. FFA History
2003
Javier Moreno becomes the first National FFA President from Puerto Rico and the first National FFA President with English as a second language.