Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Typically, the Friday Footnote postings focus on the past. This one focuses on the present and future. While researching the “Subsistence Homesteads” for the Sept. 11, 2020 Footnote (Urban Agriculture, 1930s Style) , I ran across a new concept. At Continue reading It’s a Beautiful Day in the Agrihood (10/16/2020)
Questions! I get questions. During a typical week, I will respond to 1-3 questions about agricultural education or FFA. During the past week I answered an inquiry about a gold FFA sweetheart jacket and this question, “I have been trying Continue reading Was Lillian Lamb the First Smith-Hughes Agriculture Teacher? (10/9/2020)
During my first year of teaching high school agriculture in Medicine Lodge, Kansas (1969-70) I did exactly what my Tarleton Ag Ed teacher educators (Billy Irick, J. B. Morton) taught us to do. They said to become an integral part Continue reading Home Sweet FFA Home (10/2/2020)
Aims & Purposes of the FFA Dr. Jim Connors, University of Idaho Most former FFA members can still answer the question posed during opening ceremonies of FFA members: FFA members why are we here? To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities, Continue reading The Aims and Purposes of the FFA (9/25/2020)
The Farm Security Administration (FSA)! What do you think this USDA agency did? Let me guess. It was a federal police force that patrolled farms to make sure no cattle were being rustled or barns were broken into. Farmers would Continue reading A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (9/18/2020)