Future Farmers of America/New Farmers of America

Sponsor: FFA - U.S. Department of Education

                NFA - Each state's Department of Education (early years)

Headquarters: Alexandria, VA

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The early days of organizing youth who would grow up to be farmers, ranchers or agriculturally related to the world of farming; such as soil experts or chemists seems to have gotten a foothold in Virginia first. Some organizing began as early as 1925, but by 1927 they were formally organized. In 1928 it went national and the Future Farmers of America had been a part of the youth club movement ever since, and they are still going strong today.

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Also in Virginia in 1927 was the beginning of the New Farmers of America, a similar group for students in segregated schools. It took a little longer for it to go national and for a long time was not related to the FFA or controlled by the Department of Education, as was the FFA. Each state ran its own NFA chapters, then slowly there was regional cooperation and unifying of club matters.

 

In later years the NFA adopted similar logo to the FFA, using a cotton boll instead of an ear of corn, and ran its program very close to the way the FFA was run.

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Both groups promoted scientific improvements for the farm though education, camaraderie, contests, and experience.

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