190 Fun Facts About FFA

In what year was FFA founded?

It was established in Kansas City on November 20, 1928 at the first National FFA Convention; the Black students' New Farmers of America followed nationally in 1935.

Where was FFA founded, and where did it hold its convention through 1998?

The convention moved to Louisville in 1999 and to Indianapolis in 2006, where it is now booked through 2033.

How many delegates attended the first National FFA Convention in 1928?

They came from 18 states; Leslie Applegate of New Jersey was elected the first national president.

Who was the first national FFA president?

He was from New Jersey; Carlton Patton of Arkansas became the first Star Farmer of America the next year.

FFA was modelled on an organisation founded in 1925 in which state?

Henry Groseclose and three colleagues at Virginia Tech organised the Future Farmers of Virginia for boys in agriculture classes.

Which 1917 federal law established vocational agriculture courses, laying the groundwork for FFA?

Both Senator Hoke Smith and Representative Dudley Hughes were from Georgia.

What is the FFA motto?

Head, Heart, Hands and Health is 4-H; Be Prepared belongs to the Scouts.

What are the official FFA colors?

They were adopted in 1929, a year after the founding.

The famous FFA jacket is made of what fabric?

It was created for the Fredericktown, Ohio chapter band by Dr. Gus Lintner and adopted as official dress in 1933.

The FFA jacket originated with a chapter band in which Ohio town?

Van Wert, Ohio is where every jacket is now lettered and finished by Universal Lettering Company.

What does the cross section of an ear of corn on the FFA emblem represent?

Corn is grown in every state; the rising sun means progress, the plow labor, the eagle freedom and the owl knowledge.

On the FFA emblem, what does the owl represent?

The eagle stands for freedom and the plow for labor and tillage.

What does the rising sun on the emblem signify?

The FFA president is stationed by the rising sun during meetings, 'a token of a new era in agriculture'.

What does the eagle on the emblem symbolise?

The words 'Agricultural Education' and 'FFA' on the emblem stand for the combination of learning and leadership.

Who wrote the FFA Creed?

Erwin Milton Tiffany of Lyndon, Kansas; it was adopted at the 3rd National Convention in 1930 and revised at the 38th and 63rd.

Reciting the Creed from memory is required to earn which degree?

The degrees climb from Discovery through Greenhand, Chapter and State to the American FFA Degree.

Which FFA award level was approved in 2000 for middle-school students?

Seventh and eighth graders had been allowed to join since 1988.

What does SAE stand for in FFA?

Every active member must have an SAE project; the four types are Foundational, Research, Ownership and Placement.

What are the competitions like meat evaluation, land judging and tractor driving called?

CDEs, alongside Leadership Development Events, run from local to national level.

Which FFA officer is stationed by the plow?

The president sits by the rising sun, the reporter by the flag, and the treasurer by the bust of Washington.

The FFA treasurer is stationed by an emblem of which historical figure?

Because Washington kept his farm accounts carefully and accurately; National FFA Week falls around his birthday.

Which officer is stationed by the door?

The sentinel keeps the door open to all and helps the president keep order.

The secretary is stationed by which emblem?

To keep records and 'correspond with other secretaries wherever corn is grown and FFA members meet'.

In what year were female students first admitted to FFA?

Julie Smiley of Washington became the first woman national officer in 1976 and Jan Eberly of California the first female national president in 1982.

Which organisation for Black agriculture students merged into FFA in 1965?

The NFA was founded nationally at Tuskegee in 1935; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forced the merger.

Why did the organisation change its name to the National FFA Organization in 1988?

The same year seventh and eighth graders were allowed to join.

Which president signed the bill granting FFA a federal charter in 1950?

It became Public Law 81-740; the charter now sits under Title 36 of the U.S. Code.

Who was the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a National FFA Convention?

In 1953 he received an Honorary American Farmer Degree; a 3-cent stamp marked FFA's 25th anniversary the same year.

Which future president was a member of the Plains, Georgia FFA chapter?

He spoke at the convention as ex-governor in 1975 and again as president in 1978.

Where is the National FFA Center, dedicated in 1998?

The previous headquarters near Alexandria sat on land that was once part of George Washington's estate.

Roughly how many members did FFA report in 2025?

FFA reported 1,042,245 members in 9,163 chapters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Which award, one of FFA's first, was won by Carlton Patton of Arkansas in 1929?

In 1939 identical twins Albert and Arthur Lacy of Hondo, Texas became the only members ever to share the title.

What was the FFA magazine renamed in 1989?

The National Future Farmer had published its first issue in 1952.

How many pins may an FFA member wear on the jacket at one time?

They go under the name on the right chest: highest degree, highest office, highest award.

Where is the large FFA emblem placed on the jacket?

The chapter name goes beneath it; a smaller emblem sits on the left chest.

What colour is the official FFA scarf or tie worn with official dress?

Black slacks or skirt, white collared shirt, black shoes and the jacket zipped to the top complete it.

What was the first official FFA dress in 1930, before the jacket?

The same 1930 delegates restricted membership to boys only.

Who was the first female national FFA president, elected in 1982?

Breanna Holbert of California became the first female African-American national president in 2017.

Which corporation made the first $1 million contribution to the National FFA Foundation, in 2006?

The Foundation itself dates to 1944.

Which WWE Hall of Famer once held a state FFA office?

Other alumni include Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson, Bo Jackson and astronaut Ellison Onizuka.

Which pop superstar is listed among notable FFA alumni?

Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan and Willie Nelson are the country contingent.

Which astronaut who died aboard Challenger was an FFA member?

He had earlier flown on Discovery's STS-51-C mission.

Where is the National FFA Convention & Expo contracted to be held through 2033?

The 79th convention in 2006 was the first there, drawing 54,589 people.

In what year did FFA sell its one-millionth jacket?

The three-millionth was worn by a Texas member in 1988.

Which president greeted FFA members on the White House lawn in 1933?

The same year the blue corduroy jacket became official dress.

Since middle-school chapters were allowed in 1988, at what age may FFA membership begin?

There are middle, junior and senior chapters depending on the school.

The FFA Creed was translated into which language as an official version in 2014?

The National Creed Speaking event had begun in 1999.

Which type of chapter is defined for ninth-graders only?

Senior chapters cover tenth to twelfth, or ninth to twelfth, depending on the school.

The FFA Chorus and Talent competition debuted at which convention?

Concert bands had been part of FFA since 1933 but were not officially recognised until then.

Which record was set in 2010?

The American Degree is the highest a member can earn.

Which Blacksburg institution hosted the founding of the FFV in 1925?

Four agriculture teachers at Virginia Tech started the club that became the model for the national organization three years later.

How many administrative regions each elect a national FFA vice president?

The regions are Eastern, Southern, Central and Western, giving the national officer team a president, a secretary and four regional vice presidents.

Which of these is NOT one of FFA's four national officer regions?

FFA divides the country into Eastern, Southern, Central and Western regions; there is no Northern region.

Which part of the U.S. Code contains FFA's congressional charter?

Title 36 covers patriotic and national organizations, which is why FFA sits alongside groups like the American Legion there.

Which SAE category involves planning and operating an agriculture-related business?

The four SAE areas are Foundational, Research, Ownership/Entrepreneurship and Placement/Internship.

Which SAE category means working for pay or experience in an agricultural setting?

Placement SAEs put students to work on farms, in agribusinesses or in labs rather than running their own enterprise.

In what year was the blue corduroy jacket officially adopted by FFA?

The jacket had been created for a chapter band before the national organization made it official dress.

Who created the FFA jacket for a chapter band?

Lintner designed it for the Fredericktown, Ohio band; the design has changed little in nearly a century.

Whose Apparel Research Center led fit corrections for the restored FFA jacket?

The early-2000s project also standardized the corduroy's blue using samples from archived jackets.

In which Ohio city does Universal Lettering Company finish every FFA jacket?

All lettering, embroidery and finishing of the jackets is done in Van Wert.

In what year did the improved, color-standardized FFA jacket first go on sale?

The improved jacket, produced in Van Wert, Ohio and South Vietnam, arrived in August 2005.

What color are the slacks or skirt worn as part of FFA official dress?

Official dress pairs black slacks or skirt with a white collared shirt, blue scarf or tie, black shoes and the zipped jacket.

In what year did FFA bylaws allow members to wear any official dress item regardless of gender?

The same update also explicitly allowed religious garb such as headwear.

Where on the FFA jacket are award pins placed?

They recognize the highest degree, highest office and highest award, in that order from left to right.

Where is a State or American FFA Degree key worn on the jacket?

Degree keys may also hang from a standard key chain, and no other pins should accompany them.

At which National FFA Convention was the FFA Creed adopted?

That was 1930; delegates later revised the creed at the 38th and 63rd conventions.

The author of the FFA Creed, E.M. Tiffany, came from which state?

Tiffany was from Lyndon, Kansas; his creed is still memorized by every Greenhand.

At which two conventions was the FFA Creed revised by the delegates?

Both revisions were made by the assembled delegate body rather than by staff.

Which FFA officer is stationed by the flag?

The reporter's charge is to inform the public that FFA reaches from Alaska to the Virgin Islands and from Maine to Hawaii.

The chapter chaplain may be stationed by which symbol?

A chaplain may also be stationed by a Bible or the keystone and presides over invocations at events.

A chapter parliamentarian is stationed by the fasces or which book?

The parliamentarian ensures parliamentary procedure is followed throughout every meeting.

Which optional officer is stationed at the scroll or chapter scrapbook?

Historians keep records of past events and often work closely with the chapter reporter.

A chapter student advisor may be stationed by the key or which emblem symbol?

The student advisor can stand in for absent officers, except the president and vice president.

In what year were national blue and corn gold adopted as FFA's official colors?

The colors came one year after the organization was founded and one year before the creed.

In what year was the National FFA Foundation formed?

The foundation raises the sponsor money that funds awards, scholarships and programs.

In what year did the U.S. Postal Service issue an FFA postage stamp?

The stamp marked FFA's 25th anniversary.

Which year saw the National FFA Alumni Association mark its 40th anniversary?

That dates the alumni association's founding to 1971.

Who became FFA's first female African-American national president in 2017?

Her election came 48 years after women were first admitted to FFA.

Which city hosted the National FFA Convention from 1999 to 2005?

Louisville hosted again from 2013 to 2015 before Indianapolis locked in a long-term contract.

How many Career and Leadership Development Events are offered at the national level?

States add their own, such as tractor driving, range judging and quiz bowl.

Roughly how many local FFA chapters are there nationwide?

The organization counts 9,163 chapters serving just over a million members.

Concert bands have been present at FFA events since which year?

They were not officially recognized until the 20th National FFA Convention in 1948.

Which Buffalo Bills quarterback is a former FFA member?

Allen grew up on a farm in Firebaugh before his NFL career.

Which Garfield creator is listed among FFA's notable alumni?

Davis grew up on an Indiana farm with 25 cats, which shaped his most famous character.

Which director of Napoleon Dynamite is a former FFA member?

His film's hero Napoleon famously joins the Happy Hands club and raises a llama named Tina.

Which Glee actor appears among FFA's notable alumni?

Colfer grew up in Clovis, in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley.

Which Lost and Party of Five actor is a former FFA member?

Fox was raised on a ranch in Wyoming.

Which Farm Aid co-founder is listed as a notable FFA alumnus?

Fellow Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson is also an FFA alumnus.

Which Man in Black country legend was an FFA member?

Cash grew up picking cotton on a New Deal farm colony in Dyess, Arkansas.

Which Oscar-winning actor, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, is a former FFA member?

Cage is one of several Hollywood names, alongside Matthew Fox and Chris Colfer, on FFA's alumni list.

Which automotive designer behind the Cobra was an FFA member?

Shelby raised chickens in Texas before he raced and built cars.

Which Grave Digger founder and four-time Monster Jam champion is an FFA alumnus?

Anderson built the first Grave Digger from a 1957 Ford pickup on his North Carolina farm.

Which former Texas governor and Energy Secretary was a district FFA officer?

Perry grew up on a cotton farm in Paint Creek, Texas.

Which future governor of a Great Plains state was a national FFA vice president?

Brownback was also a state FFA president before entering politics.

Which Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was an Oregon state FFA officer?

Kristof grew up on a sheep and cherry farm near Yamhill, Oregon.

Which star of The Bachelor is a former FFA member?

Soules was nicknamed 'Prince Farming' during his season of The Bachelorette.

Which Vancouver Grizzlies center nicknamed 'Big Country' is an FFA alumnus?

Reeves came from tiny Gans, Oklahoma before starring at Oklahoma State.

Which Fox & Friends co-host is a former FFA member?

Doocy grew up in Kansas and is also a best-selling cookbook author.

In which Alabama town was the New Farmers of America organized?

NFA served African-American agriculture students in segregated Southern schools until it merged with FFA in 1965.

In what year did New Farmers of America become a national organization?

The national body was created on August 4, 1935 after state and sectional associations had grown across the South.

Who is known as the 'Father of NFA'?

Thomas was a teacher trainer at Virginia State College, where the New Farmers movement began around 1927.

Which crop appeared on the New Farmers of America emblem in place of corn?

The cotton boll reflected the main economic interest of NFA's largely Southern membership.

How many symbols made up the New Farmers of America emblem?

They were the plow, owl, rising sun, cotton boll and American eagle.

Where did G.W. Owens teach when he wrote the constitution for the New Farmers movement?

G.W. Owens wrote the constitution for the New Farmers of Virginia while teaching there.

What did the letters FFV originally stand for before Groseclose reused them?

The 'first families' meant those of Washington and Jefferson, whom Groseclose wanted farm boys to emulate.

In which Virginia community did Henry Groseclose live most of his life?

A state historic marker honoring him stands in Bland County near Ceres.

Which fraternal order's three-level membership inspired the FFV degree structure?

Groseclose was a Mason and a seventh-degree Grange member, and the FFV levels were Greenhand, Virginia Farmer and Virginia Planter.

What was the highest of the three original FFV membership levels?

The three levels were Greenhand, Virginia Farmer and Virginia Planter.

For how many years did Henry Groseclose serve as National FFA Treasurer?

He was treasurer from 1930 to 1941 after two years as executive secretary.

What did Groseclose announce he had written at the 1930 national convention?

The manual outlined the organization's procedures and structures.

On what was the owl perched in Groseclose's original hand-drawn emblem?

His drawing showed a half-plowed wheat field behind the owl, and parts of it survived into the national emblem.

In what year did Groseclose write the formal ceremony still used at FFA meetings?

The ritual he wrote for the FFV was adopted as a national ritual two years later.

Which Virginia town's high school first offered ag classes under the Smith-Hughes Act?

Woodlawn was the first public secondary school in the country to do so.

Which Georgia senator led passage of the 1917 vocational education act that bears his name?

The act's other namesake was Representative Dudley Hughes, also of Georgia.

Which president urged Congress in 1916 to build a system of federally aided vocational education?

Wilson framed it as the industrial side of military preparedness while Europe was at war.

Which vocational subject was the only one the Smith-Hughes Act recognized for girls?

The act funded agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking, but only homemaking was aimed at girls.

Whose report on aid to vocational education was the basis of the Smith-Hughes Act?

Prosser led the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, which lobbied the bill through.

Under the Smith-Hughes '50-25-25 rule', what share of a student's time went to shop work?

The rest was split between related subjects and academic courses, a pattern that lasted from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Which president signed the first Morrill Land-Grant Act in 1862?

Southern secession removed the opposition that had blocked the bill before the Civil War.

Which president vetoed the Morrill Act after Congress first passed it in 1859?

Buchanan also vetoed the 1860 Homestead Act; both bills passed in 1862 once Southern states had left Congress.

How many acres of public land per member of Congress did the 1862 Morrill Act grant each state?

Sales of the land scrip endowed the colleges; the whole grant came to 17.4 million acres.

Which state was the first to accept the terms of the Morrill Act?

Iowa accepted on September 12, 1862, funding what became Iowa State University.

Which was the first land-grant institution actually created under the 1862 act?

It was established in 1863, one year after the act became law.

Which was the last school founded with funds from the 1862 Morrill Act?

It was founded in 1917, 55 years after the act.

Which state did Justin Smith Morrill represent in Congress?

Morrill served Vermont in the House and Senate for more than 40 years and helped found the Republican Party.

Which Illinois College professor championed funding agricultural colleges with public land?

Turner's plan gave equal grants to every state; Morrill's version scaled land by congressional seats.

Which school began in 1855 as the first agriculture college in the United States?

Founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, it became a model for the Morrill Act.

How many land-grant institutions exist under the 1862, 1890 and 1994 acts combined?

That is 57 under the 1862 act, 19 under 1890 and 35 tribal colleges under 1994.

New York used its Morrill land scrip on Wisconsin timber land to fund which school?

That careful selection yielded a third of all states' grant revenue from a tenth of the land.

What did the Hatch Act of 1887 fund at land-grant colleges?

Each station initially received $15,000 to research soil minerals and plant growth.

For which congressman was the 1887 experiment-station act named?

Hatch chaired the House Committee on Agriculture when the bill was introduced.

Which 1914 law established the cooperative extension system tied to land-grant universities?

A 1964 stamp honoring homemakers marked the act's 50th anniversary.

Which USDA agency provides federal oversight of the Cooperative Extension System and 4-H?

NIFA administers formula funding while state land-grant universities run programs and county offices deliver them.

Which four words do the H's in 4-H stand for?

4-H is the largest youth development organization in the U.S., with more than six million members.

Roughly how many members does 4-H have nationwide?

That makes it several times the size of FFA, which passes one million members.

Who developed the 4-H clover pin with an H on each leaf in 1910?

By 1912 the clubs were being called 4-H clubs, and the clover emblem was formally adopted in 1924.

In which state was the first 4-H camp held?

The Randolph County camp was for 'Corn Clubs', and campers slept in tents in the corn fields.

Which televised nutrition program drove 4-H membership to an all-time high in 1974?

The show was screened in schools and on television across the country.

A.B. Graham started an early 4-H youth club in 1902 in which Ohio county?

His group was called The Tomato Club or the Corn Growing Club.

In which Texas town did Seaman Knapp's famous 1903 cotton demonstration farm operate?

The Walter G. Porter farm is now a National Historic Landmark and a milestone toward Cooperative Extension.

Which school did Seaman Knapp serve as its second president in 1883-84?

The school became Iowa State University; Knapp later drafted the bill that led to agricultural experiment stations.

Seaman Knapp founded Vinton, Louisiana and named it after his hometown in which state?

Knapp later led USDA's cotton demonstration work across the South.

In what year was the Grange, the oldest national agricultural advocacy group, founded?

Oliver Kelley started it after touring the war-torn South for the Department of Agriculture.

The Granger Laws pushed by the Grange aimed to lower rates charged by which industry?

The Grange also lobbied for rural free mail delivery from the Post Office.

In which Illinois city was the first Farm Aid concert held in 1985?

Some 80,000 people attended at Memorial Stadium and the show raised over $9 million for family farmers.

Whose remark at Live Aid inspired Willie Nelson and others to organize Farm Aid?

Dylan suggested a little of the Live Aid money go toward American farm mortgages, and was widely criticised for it.

In what year did John Deere build his first commercially successful steel plow?

Its polished steel share scoured clean in sticky prairie soil where cast-iron plows failed.

In which Illinois town did John Deere settle and develop his steel plow?

He moved the business to Moline in 1848 because it was a Mississippi River transport hub.

In which state was John Deere born?

He was a blacksmith in Rutland before hard times pushed him west in 1836.

In what year was Cyrus McCormick granted his patent for the mechanical reaper?

He had received a patent for a self-sharpening plow two years earlier.

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company became part of which company in 1902?

Cyrus McCormick built the sales force and marketing that made the reaper a business success.

Which enslaved man aided Cyrus McCormick in developing the reaper?

McCormick's father Robert had also worked on the reaper for 28 years without a reliable version.

In what year did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?

The gin made short-staple upland cotton profitable and reshaped the Southern economy.

Which magazine dubbed George Washington Carver a 'Black Leonardo' in 1941?

Carver promoted peanuts and sweet potatoes as alternatives to soil-depleting cotton.

Which two crops did Carver urge poor farmers to grow instead of cotton?

He chose them for the depleted soils of rural Alabama and published bulletins full of recipes.

Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in which year for his work on high-yield wheat?

He is one of only seven people to hold the Nobel, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

Thanks to Borlaug's semi-dwarf wheat, which country became a net wheat exporter by 1963?

Between 1965 and 1970 wheat yields then nearly doubled in Pakistan and India.

Besides agronomy, Norman Borlaug is in a hall of fame for which sport?

He wrestled at the University of Minnesota, where he earned his PhD in plant pathology and genetics.

Who built and patented the first combine harvester in the United States in 1835?

Early combines were pulled by horse, mule or ox teams and could reap, thresh and winnow in one pass.

Which fermented feed is stored in farm silos?

The three main silo types are tower, bunker and bag silos.

Who invented the tower silo?

Silage packs well under its own weight in a tower, except in the top few feet.

The boll weevil is thought to be native to which region?

It had infested every U.S. cotton-growing area by the 1920s.

In what year did the U.S. Boll Weevil Eradication Program begin?

It let full-scale cotton cultivation resume in many regions.

How large was a 'quarter section' plot offered under the Homestead Act of 1862?

About 1.6 million homesteads were granted between 1862 and 1934.

Who became the first person to file a claim under the Homestead Act?

Homesteading continued until 1976, and in Alaska until 1986.

In which state did homesteading continue until 1986, a decade after it ended elsewhere?

About 40 percent of applicants completed the process and gained title to their land.

The Dust Bowl drought came in three waves; which years were the first two?

A third wave hit in 1939-40, and some High Plains areas were dry for eight years.

How did the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act try to raise farm prices?

The subsidies were funded by a tax on companies that processed farm products.

Which is the largest agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture?

It administers national forests and grasslands that make up about a quarter of federal lands.

In what year did Henry Martyn Robert first publish his manual of parliamentary procedure?

Army officer Henry Martyn Robert adapted the practice of the U.S. Congress for ordinary societies.

What was the profession of Henry Martyn Robert, author of the famous parliamentary manual?

His interest began in 1863 when he was asked to preside over a church meeting and had no idea how.

Which politician made the first imports of Hereford cattle to the United States around 1817?

The modern American Hereford descends from a herd established in Albany, New York in 1840.

The world's dominant dairy breed arose between North Holland and which German state?

It is the dominant dairy breed in more than 160 countries.

The Jersey dairy breed comes from an island in which group?

Its milk is high in butterfat with a characteristic yellowish tinge, and imports to Jersey were banned from 1789 to 2008.

American Brahman cattle were bred in the U.S. from 1885 using stock originating in which country?

Their heat and parasite tolerance made them the most numerous breed in Australia.

Which two countries lead the world in modern soybean production?

Soy is the world's most grown legume, and about three-quarters of it feeds livestock.

How many chapter officers are stationed by the door in a standard FFA opening ceremony?

The sentinel alone is stationed by the door, keeping it open to all and helping the president maintain order.

Which chapter type serves students below ninth grade?

Junior chapters serve ninth-graders and senior chapters cover tenth through twelfth or ninth through twelfth.

In which season is the National FFA Convention & Expo held each year?

It has been held annually since 1928, when 33 delegates met in Kansas City.

What is the shirt color required with FFA official dress?

A white button-up shirt with collar sits under the blue scarf or tie and the zipped jacket.

On the front of the FFA jacket, where is the small emblem placed?

The member's name, and sometimes office and year, goes on the right chest.

How is the FFA jacket supposed to be worn during official activities?

Members are required to wear the jacket as part of official dress at all official activities.

What must every active FFA member have alongside classroom instruction?

SAE guidelines are governed by each state's FFA delegation.

How many circles make up the model of agricultural education that FFA is part of?

The circles are classroom/laboratory instruction, SAE and the FFA student organization.

Which two U.S. territories have FFA chapters alongside the 50 states?

The reporter's ceremonial charge cites FFA reaching from Maine to Hawaii.

How many agriculture teachers founded Future Farmers of Virginia in 1925?

They were Henry Groseclose, Walter Newman, Edmund Magill and Harry Sanders.

How many years of desegregation did FFA celebrate in 2015?

The milestone marked the 1965 merger of FFA and the New Farmers of America.

How many years of female leadership did FFA celebrate in 2019?

Female students were first admitted in 1969.

In 2001, FFA set a new standard for its corduroy blue with a supplier based in which state?

Samples from archived jackets were used because the corduroy had drifted between shades of blue and purple over the decades.

Which Jacksonville Jaguars center is listed among FFA alumni as a past chapter president?

He shares the alumni list with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and WWE announcer Jim Ross.