1. FFA: then and now
a keynote by eric ham
Date: 8/28/12

3. The beginning of FFA

4. The beginning of FFA
The FFA (future-farmers of america) was founded in 1928. A handful
of farmboys saw the importance of agriculture education. They got
together and fleshed out the future for this soon-to-be organization
that would soon educate young people on agriculture. But they could
not for-see what it would soon come to be. Nowadays, the FFA
teaches millions of students, (that’s alot). That fact itself is a big
change from the handful that it started with.

6. The public law 105 - 225

7. The public law 105 - 225
Formerly known as the “Public Law 81-740”, when the 81st congress
saw the importance of ag education. They granted a federal charter to
the FFA. But in 1998, the 105 congress reviewed and passed the
technical amendments. This shows through the revisions as the public
law of 105-225.

9. Numbers

10. Numbers
Since the beginning of FFA started out small, but has grown to be well
known and very big. Currently, the FFA welcomes anyone into it’s
organization. Hundreds of thousands are part of FFA. Today, the FFA
exists in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. virgin islands.