Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
If you spent any time in the southern United States you might have heard the phrase “putting on the dog.” Here in the South we have several unique phrases or colloquialisms ranging from “bless your heart” to “heavens to Betsy.” Continue reading “Putting on the Dog” in Kentucky (6/7/2024)
We have a guest columnist this Friday. He is Matt Chaliff, Agricultural Education Consultant/FFA Executive Secretary in Kentucky. I am sure the readers will get an education about tobacco and vocational agriculture in Kentucky just like I did. Take it away Matt. Continue reading Tobacco and Vocational Agriculture in Kentucky (5/31/2024)
Last week the Friday Footnote focused on the Kentucky Future Farmer Cooperative which was a statewide cooperative with FFA chapters as members. It was started in 1943 but appears to have stopped operating around 1948. So did this mean the end of Continue reading The Kentucky AIC Career Development Event (5/24/2024)
As we continue our journey through the states via the Friday Footnote, we have arrived in Kentucky. In 1930 Kentucky received their national FFA charter, being the 39th state to do so. According to the latest FFA manual, Kentucky has Continue reading The Kentucky Future Farmer Cooperative (5/17/2024)
Since we started the recent series of Footnotes in Kansas, we will conclude the Kansas connection with this footnote. The last two Footnotes (Toto, Emulate) described online research tools that can be used to explore the history of agricultural education and Continue reading Plainville, Kansas (5/10/2024)