FFA Dates

Question 1

Smith-Hughes Act starts Ag Ed

Answer 1

1917

Question 2

Future Farmers of Virginia Starts

Answer 2

1925

Question 3

Future Farmers of America starts in KC, MO at Hotel Baltimore

Answer 3

1928

Question 4

Carlton Patton receives First Star Farmer of America

Answer 4

1929

Question 5

FFA Creed Adopted and first national public speaking contest

Answer 5

1930

Question 6

Blue Corduroy Jackets Adopted

Answer 6

1933

Question 7

New Farmers of America (NFA) Founded

Answer 7

1935

Question 8

FFA Purchased 28.5 acres of what was George Washington’s estate

Answer 8

1939

Question 9

FFA Foundation Begins, First Proficiency Award given

Answer 9

1944

Question 10

National FFA Band Begins

Answer 10

1947

Question 11

National FFA Chorus and Talent program begin

Answer 11

1948

Question 12

Public Law 81-740 passed allowing FFA to get a federal charter

Answer 12

1950

Question 13

National Future Farmer magazine starts

Answer 13

1952

Question 14

NFA and FFA merge

Answer 14

1965

Question 15

Girls are admitted to FFA, Ken Dunagan named named first FFA Star in Agribusiness

Answer 15

1969

Question 16

FFA Alumni Starts (Kansas is the first one)

Answer 16

1971

Question 17

FFA Name changed to National FFA Organization

Answer 17

1988

Question 18

Magazine named changed to FFA New Horizons

Answer 18

1989

Question 19

FFA Center opens in Indianapolis, last National Convention in KC

Answer 19

1998

Question 20

First Convention in Louisville, Kentucky

Answer 20

1999

Question 21

Discovery Degree added for middle school members

Answer 21

2000

Question 22

National Convention held in Indianapolis, IN for the first time

Answer 22

2006

Question 23

FFA Merchandising Center opens

Answer 23

2007

Question 24

ffanation.org launches FFA social networking site

Answer 24

2008

Question 25

FFA Convention moves back to Louisville

Answer 25

2013

Question 26

FFA Convention moves back to Indianapolis

Answer 26

2016

Question 27

US Post office issued a commerative FFA stamp in

Answer 27

1953

Question 28

Food for America program launched

Answer 28

1975

Question 29

Code of Ethics was adopted

Answer 29

1952

Question 30

FFA New Horizons adds online features

Answer 30

2007

Question 31

National Charter was revised

Answer 31

1998