First National Ffa Convention Year

The first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1930.

1930

The “Farmers of Tomorrow” was the theme of the first National FFA Convention, held in Kansas City in November 1930. More than 2,500 delegates attended this convention at the Kansas City Convention Hall and listened to speakers talk about agriculture and farming. They also learned about what it meant to be an FFA member, discussed ideas for improving their chapters, and participated in activities such as a speaking contest and debates.

In addition to these activities, there were some special events for attendees including exhibits featuring new farm equipment, displays by state associations (which are groups made up of local chapters), musical performances by fiddlers from all across America who had come together to play music during this historic event (this was called a concert). This was also when they started using our current color scheme: green shirt with white letters/logo on front left breast pocket; white hat with green stripe around brim; blue jeans; brown belt with buckle depicting four arrows pointing up symbolizing growth through education!

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Kansas City was the site of the first National Convention in 1930. The convention was held in November, and its purpose was to discuss how to make FFA better.

Kansas City, Mo.

The first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri.

• It is the largest city in the state of Missouri and home to over 1 million people.
• It is also known as “KC” and “The Heartland”.

The first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1930.

The first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1930. The event was called the National Convention of Future Farmers of America and attracted more than 1,000 delegates from across the United States. The first national convention theme was “We Are Always Building for Tomorrow” and featured speeches by President Herbert Hoover and comedian Will Rogers.

The first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City, Mo., in November 1930. There were 28 students who attended the convention. It was then held at other locations across the country until it became a biennial event and moved to Indianapolis, Ind., in 1957. The convention has been held there ever since. This year’s FFA Convention will be Nov. 2-5 at Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind.