A federal agent for agricultural education conceived the idea of the NFA organization.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. It was someone else

Answer: (A)

The idea behind the New Farmers of America came from a federal agent for agricultural education who saw the need for an organization to support Black students in agricultural education during segregation. This agent’s initiative led to NFA becoming a parallel organization to the Future Farmers of America, providing leadership opportunities and a sense of community for its members. The statement is true because it attributes the origin to that federal agent’s concept, a reflection of how federal agricultural education efforts shaped student organizations at the time. For context, NFA existed from about 1935 until 1965, when many chapters merged into FFA as desegregation progressed.