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1925

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Future farmers of Virginia

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1917

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Smith-Hughes Act

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1928

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FFA founded
Kansas City
33 delegates 18 states

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1929

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Colors adapted

Carlaton Patton 1st Star farmer of Am

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1930

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Creed
1st uniform
Edward Drace public speaking contest
Only boys

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1933

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Blue corduroy jacket

Pilgrimage to DC

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1935

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NFA (New Farmers of America)
Tuskegee, AL
Over 100,000 members in FFA

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1937

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FFA camp and leadership training school in DC

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1939

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  • 28.5 acres George Wash estate
  • Twins Albert & Arthur Lacy shared Star farmer of America (Hondo TX)
  • HO Sargent’s award created
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1944

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FFA Fundation

138,548 FFA members in WW2

1st Ag Proficiency Award fir Ag Mechanics

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1947

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1st national FFA band performed at FFA convention

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1948

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1st FFA Chorus & talent program @Convention
-international exchange.. Young Farmers Club of Great Britain
1st FFA week (George W. bday)

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1950

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Harry S. Truman chartered public law 740

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1952

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Magazine The National Future Farmer published

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1953

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US post office- special stamp 25th anniversary of ffa

- Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1st pres. to speak at convention

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1957

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Harry S Truman spike during nat conv

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1958

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Nat. Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents NFA w certificate of appreciation

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1959

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1st nat ffa center dedicated in Alexandria, VA

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1965

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NFA+FFA

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1966

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1st ffa nat ag career show at nat conv

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1968

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Pres. Richard Nixon attends nat conv

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1969

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Girls allowed
1st nat star in agribusiness, Ken Dunagan from AZ
Wash conference (WLC)
Delegate body of nat ffa conv est. alumni class as part of const

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1973

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Official dress standards created

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1974

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Fred McClure 1st black in nat office

Pres. Gerald Ford guest speaker; live on tv

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1975
Food for america launched
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1976
Julie Smiley WA 1st girl nat office | Alaska last state chartered
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1978
Pres. Jimmy Carter addressed 51st nat conv
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1979
1st extemporaneous public speaking | Christe peterson Winsconsin
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1980
Nat ffa foundation raises 1 million in a yr for 1st time
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1982
Jan Eberly, 1st girl nat pres
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1987
George H W Bush spoke nat conv (vice pres) pres 1988
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1988
Name change (future farmers of am to ffa) 7th&8th students permitted Agriscience stud regognition prog
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1989
The national future farmer magazine becomes FFA New Horizons
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1990
Partners in active learning support (pals) launched
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1991
Chaps in virgin islands & guam, 5 chaps in Micronesia chartered
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1994
Corey flournoy 1st black pres; also 1st urban student
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1996
HO Sargent award reinstated Alexandria to indianapolis center Kansas to louisville convention Www.ffa.org web
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1997
1st agri-entrepreneurship awards
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1998
Center indi dedicated july 20 Ag ed nat headquarters dedicated alexandria Nat conv kansas last time Jose santiago 1st puerto riqueño nat office Public law 81-740 revised& replaced to pub law 105-225 aug 12
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1999
72nd conv louisville 1st nat creed speaking Michael Van Winkle of ARK
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2000
Delegates@ nat conv approve Discovery FFA Degree for mid schoolers
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2001
1st nat star in agriscience: Steven Offer wins | 1st nat star in ag placement: Nicholas Streff S Dakota
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2002
1st female star farmer: Karlene Lindow | Official Dress standards revised
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2003
Javier Moreno Puerto Rico nat pres 1st per w native lang other than eng
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2004
Webcast ffa conv premieres on ffa.org
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2005
Seeds of Hope fundraising rebuild gulf coast states hurri katrina $835,699 Ffa foundation 10 million in raising money for ffa prog & services
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2006
Foundation 1st 1million from ford motor co 79th conv indi 54,489 ppl Long range goal
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2007
Merchandise Center opens doors Membership 500,823 in 7,358 chp New Horizons online
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2008
``` FFA Nation, networking site ffanation.ffa.org 81 conv record attendance Rotate conv Louis & Indi starting '13 Memb all high 507,763 ```
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2009
Women 40 yrs
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2010
83 conv 54,942 teachers, memb, supporters, guest Dr. Larry Case retires (26) nat adv 75 yrs NFA anniversary 6 college age memb FFA Glo Out: Africa (Zambia) 3,449 American degrees
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2011
``` Alumni 40 yrs Celebrates native americans in ffa, ag& ag ed in 84 conv Foundation- 16 million Steve A. Brown nat advisor All high- 540, 379 in 7,489 Ag career network launched ```

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