FFA Knowledge and History In 1928 the National Future Farmers of America Foundation began, in the Baltimore Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, the annual dues were only $0.10. Nine years earlier, in 1917, the Smith Hugh Act was established which provided federal funding and encouraged high schools to have vocational agriculture programs. In 1929 the official colors were adopted, they are National Blue and Corn Gold. In 1953 the United States Post Office issued a special FFA stamp. Sixteen years later, in 1969, women were allowed to enroll in the FFA, and in 1988, 7th and 8th graders. That same year Future Farmers of America changed its name to the National FFA Organization after learning that not all people in the organization were or would become farmers. There are 3 circles of FFA; they are Classroom, SAE and FFA. The national headquarters office is in Indianapolis, Indiana. The FFA motto is "Learn to Do, Do to Learn, Earn to Live, Live to Serve" and the FFA Mission is "World-Class Leadership, Personal Growth and Professional Success." The National FFA website is ffa.org and the Wisconsin FFA website is wisconsinffa.org. The first issue of The National Future Farmer Magazine was published in 1952. In 1989 it changed its name to FFA New Horizons. The first meeting for the NFA took place in 1927 in Virginia. NFA stands for New Farmers of America. The 3 people who started NFA were Owens, Thomas and HO Sargent. The NFA was founded in 1935 and merged with the FFA in 1965. The NFA creed had 6 paragraphs and the NFA colors were Black and Gold. The NFA emblem was the same as the FFA emblem but had a cotton boll in place of the cross-sectioned ear of corn. The name of the first president of the NFA was......middle of paper...is when you have earned and productively invested $150 in your SAE. State graduation is when you have earned and productively invested $1000 in your SAE. A state degree candidate must be able to perform 10 parliamentary procedure tasks. To obtain your American degree you must have been an active member of the FFA for at least 3 years and have an academic record of at least a C. Active membership ends once you turn 23. The National FFA Alumni was founded in 1969. The four types of membership are Active, Honorary, Alumni, Collegiate. The term of service for members of the board of directors is 3 years. By: Hope Francis Bibliography "Quizlet". FFA Knowledge Flashcards. Np, nd Web. January 13, 2014."Welcome to the National FFA Organization." FFA. Np, nd Web. January 13, 2014. FFA Student Handbook. Alexandria, Virginia: National FFA Organization, 2002. Print.