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FFA History @ForYoungAggies Our History has shaped who we are and gives us guidance for the future! How it all Started ● 1917: The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act established vocational agriculture courses. ● (both Smith and Hughes were Georgia Congressmen) How it all Started ●...
FFA History @ForYoungAggies Our History has shaped who we are and gives us guidance for the future! How it all Started ● 1917: The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act established vocational agriculture courses. ● (both Smith and Hughes were Georgia Congressmen) How it all Started ● 1928: the Future Farmers of America was founded during the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Missouri How it all Started ● 1950: Public Law 740 passed U.S. Congress granting FFA a federal charter and officially making FFA an “intracurricular” part of agriculture education Change is Happening ● 1965: New Farmers of America (NFA) merges with FFA ● 1969: girls allowed membership Change is Happening ● 1988: changed the name to The National FFA Organization to show the growing diversity of agriculture ● Agriculture had grown beyond production farming to include areas such as science, technology, and business Important People & Places An Important Face ● Henry Groseclose: known as “The Father of FFA” because his Future Farmers of Virginia Club inspired other states which led to the formation of the Future Farmers of America An Important Face ● E.M. Tiffany: author of The FFA Creed which was officially adopted by the FFA in 1930 An Important Place ● Kansas City, Missouri: birthplace of the FFA and home to the National FFA Convention for 71 years An Important Place The 79th National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis, Indiana for the first time.
