Early Years
What happened in 1917 that created the Future Farmers of America and helped raise money for FFA?
Smith Hughes Act
What was adopted as the official dress in 1933.
Blue Corduroy Jacket.
What happened on 1965?
What happened in 1989?
Magazine becomes FFA New Horizons.
How many FFA members are their today?
1,027,273 Members. 52 state associations.
What was founded in 1925 and who was the founder?Led to the FFA in 1928.
Future Farmers of Virginia. Henry Groseclose
What was founded in 1935?
New Farmers of America. Founded in Tuskegee Alabama.
What famously happened in 1969
Women were allowed in national membership.
What happened in 1994?
Courey Flourney, Black National president, urban student leader.
What does the Owl Represent?
Wisdom
What was founded in 1928 and where was it founded?
FFA; founded in Kansas City Missouri.
What happened in 1950?
Harry S. Truman granted the federal charter.
Who was the first African American elected to a national FFA office? What date was this in?
1973. Fred Mc.clure, Texas.
What happened in 1999?
National convention. Held in Louisville, KY.
What does the Eagle represent?
Freedom
What were the FFA colors? What year were they founded in?
National Blue, Corn Gold. Founded in 1929
What happened in 1952?
First issue of the national Future Farmers Magazine.
Who was the first female National FFA president? What date?
Jan Eberly, California. 1982.
What happened in 2003?
Javier Mareno. 1st national official to speak English. 2nd language.
What does corn represent?
Unity
What was adopted in 1930? Who was it written by?
FFA creed, E.M Tiffany.
What happened in 1964?
One millionth FFA jacket.
What happened in 1988. What did we change our name too?
Organization name change. National FFA organization.
What happened on 2017?
Breanna Holbert from California. First African American female National president.
What does the plow represent?
Labor and tillage of the soil