Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
In the previous Friday Footnote we looked at the early agricultural practices of the Native Americans in New Mexico. The Spanish first explored New Mexico in 1540 under Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, but permanent colonization and the first settlement did not begin until Continue reading Agricultural Education in New Mexico – The Spanish Influence (9/11/2026)
In 1996 the summer Olympics were held in Atlanta. A resident of New Mexico called Atlanta’s Olympic committee to buy tickets for the Summer Olympics. “I’m sorry, sir,” the voice on the other line replied. “I can’t sell tickets to Continue reading Agricultural Education in New Mexico – The Native Americans (9/4/2026)
At a recent social event, a group of us were playing Catch Phrase. The fast-paced party game requires players to get their teammates to guess the word or phrase displayed on the electronic handheld device by giving clues, without saying Continue reading The New Jersey Ag Ed Smorgasbord (7/17/2026)
Assume a spaceship from Saturn has just landed in New Jersey. When the hatch opens the Saturnian astronaut steps out and says, “Take me to your leader?’ Your response is which leader are you looking for? The Saturnian leader says Continue reading Take Me to Your Leader (7/10/2026)
Since the recent Friday Footnotes have been focusing on agricultural education in New Jersey, today we will look at the agricultural and vocational education teacher conventions held in Atlantic City. NVATA and AVA have held four combined conventions in Atlantic Continue reading The “Memorable” NVATA-AVA Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey (7/3/2026)