Anniversary... The Golden Anniversary celebration marked FFA's greatest achievement in history. FFA membership reached nearly 24,000 and program quality was at an all-time high. A Grand State-Wide Celebration was held at the 1978 State FFA Convention. Leaders in Ohio agriculture and education joined over 3,000 FFA members, teachers, parents and friends to honor FFA, one of Ohio's major youth organizations, on its golden anniversary.

Photos from the 50th Anniversary State FFA Convention

Banner Years... The total vocational agriculture program enjoyed banner years in the 70's. The innovations resulting from the Vocational Act of 1963 were now in place and the expanded and extended "New" vocational agriculture program bloomed.

Progress Was Rampant in the 70's America landed the first man on the moon, the portable calculator became an everyday instrument of use, computers hit the scene with the force of a tornado, and "floppy discs" became household jargon. People enjoyed life. "Hello Dolly" was a popular movie, and folks enjoyed "The Johnny Cash Show" and "The Partiridge Family" on TV and life went on…