| A | B |
| 1917 | Smith-Hughes Act |
| 1920 | Henry Groseclose forms Futre Farmers of Virginia |
| 1927 | New Farmers of Virgina begins |
| 1928 | Future Farmers of America founded at Balitmore Hotel, Kansas City, MO |
| 1929 | First National FFA Convention in Kansas City, MO |
| 1930 | E.M. Tiffany wrote FFA Creed |
| 1933 | Gus Lintner designs FFA jacket |
| 1939 | Land purchased in Alexandria, VA for the National FFA Center |
| 1935 | New Farmers of America founded |
| 1944 | National FFA Foundation formed |
| 1948 | FFA Supply Service begins |
| 1950 | Public Law 740 passed in Congress |
| 1952 | First issue of the National Future Farmer magazine published |
| 1953 | FFA commemorative stamp issued |
| 1965 | New Farmers of America and Future Farmers of America merge |
| 1969 | Females admitted into the FFA |
| 1971 | National FFA Alumni organization created |
| 1988 | Name changed to National FFA Organization |
| 1989 | Magazine name changed to FFA New Horizons |
| 1991 | Virgin Islands and Guam chartered |
| 1998 | National FFA Center moved to Indianapolis, IN |
| 1999 | National FFA Convention moved to Louisville, KY |