FFA Then and Now

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FFA History Written by Casey Osksa, Plentywood
High School, Plentywood, MT Edited by John K.
Wilkinson To accompany The Georgia Agricultural
Education Curriculum Reource Reference CD,
Lesson 01012-0.2 FFA History
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FFA Then and Now

• A look back at how the FFA became what it is
  today.

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FFA History

• 1917 Congress passed Smith-Hughes Act
• established agriculture classes
• 1920s Future Farmers of Virginia formed
• Henry Groseclose-Father of the FFA
• 1926 American Royal in Kansas City invited
  vocational agriculture students to judge livestock

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FFA History

• 1928 Walt Disney draws Mickey Mouse for Kansas
  City Star
• 1928 1st National Convention in Kansas Citys
  Baltimore Hotel
• 1st President - Leslie Applegate
• 1st Nat. Advisor - Dr. C.H. Lane
• Dues set at 0.10
• 1929 Carton Patton 1st American Star Farmer
• National Blue and Corn Gold official colors

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FFA History

• Georgia FFA founded in 1929, 10th state chartered
• 1930 FFA Creed Adopted
• written by E.M. Tiffany
• 3rd national convention
• revised in 1965, 1987, and 1990
• 1933 FFA Jacket adopted as official dress

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FFA History

• 1939 National FFA Center located on part of the
  original estate of George Washington in
  Alexandria, Virginia
• 1944 National FFA Foundation Formed
• non-profit fundraising part of FFA
• private donations fund awards
• Foundation raises 6 million annually

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FFA History

• 1947 National FFA Band
• 1948 National FFA Chorus
• 1948 National FFA Supply Service Formed
• Official Jackets
• Awards
• Anything FFA

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FFA History

• 1950 Public Law 740 granted National FFA a
  Federal Charter
• FFA recognized as intracurricular part of the
  agriculture education program
• 1952 National Future Farmer magazine published
• now called FFA New Horizon
• 1952 Code of Ethics adopted

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FFA History

• 1955 FFA in Japan, Brazil, Columbia, Korea,
  Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Thailand
• 1955 International Student exchange programs
  begun
• can now travel to 30 countries
• 1965 NFA merged with FFA
• NFA (New Farmers) African American

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FFA History

• 1969 Girls admitted to FFA
• 1969 First Star Agribusinessman
• 1971 National FFA Alumni founded
• support agriculture education
• 1972 Georgia FFA Alumni founded
• 1988 Name changed to National FFA Organization

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FFA History

• 1989 National Future Farmer changed to FFA New
  Horizons

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