Founded in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, FFA is a dynamic youth organization that prepares students for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.  To reflect the growing diversity in its members and in the field of agriculture, FFA changed its name in 1988 to simply “The National FFA Organization.” Today, FFA prepares students for more than 300 careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

During the past 82 years, agricultural education has evolved from a purely vocational endeavor to one that reinforces math, science, workforce and leadership skills through the vehicle of agricultural education. The organization has evolved as well, merging with the New Farmers of America (a related organization for African American students in the segregated South), and admitting women as members in the 1960s.