History of the FFA

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History of the FFA

• Vicki Lantz
• Ag Ed 501

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Philosophy
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION
FFA
SAE
CLASS/LAB
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Early Influences

• Boy Scouts of America
• Masons
• Grange
• Demoly

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1917

• The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education
  Act establishes vocational agriculture courses.

Smith-Huges National Vocational Education Act
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1920

• Henry Groseclose organizes the Future Farmers of
  Virginia for boys in agriculture classes.
• Considered the
  Father of the FFA

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The Oak Table

• AT THIS TABLE IN SEPTEMBER, 1925, IT WAS
  DETERMINED THAT BOYS STUDYING AGRICULTURE SHOULD
  HAVE THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION
• NOW THE FFA

• PRESENT
• WALTER S. NEWMAN, EDMUND C. MAGILL, H. W.
  SANDERS, AND HENRY C. GROSECLOSE

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1927-1928

• National Future Farmers of America organization
  was formed
• New Farmers of America formed

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1927-1928

• National Future Farmers of America organization
  was formed
• New Farmers of America formed

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Degrees of Membership

• Greehand
• Chapter
• State (Keystone)
• National (American)

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FFA Emblem

• Corn
• Rising Sun
• Plow
• Eagle
• Owl
• Words

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FFA Motto

• Learning to do
• Doing to learn
• Earning to live
• Living to serve

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National Convention

• First - 1928
• 33 delegates
• 7 states
• Annual dues 10 cents per member

• Most recent - 1998
• 49,000 in attendance
• All states represented
• Annual dues 15.00 per member

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PENNSYLVANIA FFA

• BEGAN IN 1929

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1929

• Howard C. Fetterhoff - State Supervisor,
  Department of Education 1917-1947
• Instrumental in beginning the FFA in Pennsylvania

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1930

• The official creed and colors are adopted.

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Colors

• National Blue
• Corn Gold

• As the blue field of our nation's flag and the
  golden fields of ripened corn unify our country,
  the FFA colors of national blue and corn gold
  give unity to the organization

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National FFA Creedby E.M.Tiffany

• I believe in the future of agriculture, with a
  faith born not of words but of deeds.
  Achievements won by the present and past
  generations of agriculturists in the promise of
  better days through better ways, even as the
  better things we now enjoy have come to us
  through the struggles of former years.

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1933

• Fredericktown, Ohio FFA members
• The beginning of the jacket
• First national FFA day

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1935

• Pa FFA Band
• Henry S. Brunner an Ag Teacher from Oley, in
  Berks County

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• 1944 - National FFA Foundation was organized

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• 1948--National FFA Week Celebrated
• 1950--Public Law 740 granted the FFA a federal
  charter

Public Law 740
Public Law 740
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1946

• National FFA Band established
• Henry S. Brunner - father of the PA State FFA Band

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POST WORLD WAR II

• Future Farmers of Japan
• Howard C. Fetterhoff

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• 1952--The National Future Farmer magazine was
  established
• 1965--The New Farmers of America merged with
  the FFA

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1955-1960s

• State FFA Chorus established
• FFA Center established

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1969

• Girls are admitted to the National FFA
  Organization.

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• 1971 - National FFA Alumni Association was
  formed.
• Membership today is not limited to former members.

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• 1976 - Official Dress adopted
• 1988 - Changed Future Farmers of America to the
  National FFA Organization

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• 1989--The National Future Farmer magazine changed
  to FFA New Horizons
• 1994 - First African-American elected President
  of National FFA

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The End

• Thanks to Dr. Norman K. Hoover for his assistance
  with the history of PA FFA.