Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
In last week’s Footnote we learned that many Nevada boys volunteered to serve in the U.S. Boys’ Working Reserve to help farmers during World War I. These boys attended a month long training course in agriculture at the University of Continue reading Turn Your Ford Car into a Tractor (4/24/2026)
There is an old saying that one picture is worth a thousand words. This week the Friday Footnote arrives in Nevada. In researching agricultural education in Nevada, I ran across the photo below. If you had to guess what the Continue reading A Photograph from Nevada (4/17/2026)
As I travel around the country on speaking engagements people sitting next to me on the airplane often strike up a conversation. When they learn I work with agriculture teachers and county extension agents, they typically state “I didn’t know Continue reading Why Do We Teach Agriculture at the High School Level? (4/10/2026)
Most agricultural educators are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. As we work with students and others, we should strive to help them move up the hierarchy. This footnote focuses on the fourth level which is Esteem. Esteem can be Continue reading Does Your State Have These Awards? (4/3/2026)
In February of 2008, Clint Hostler, a FFA member at Northwest High School in Grand Island, Nebraska wore a shirt that said “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Red Tractors.” The occasion was a FFA week event where FFA members drove Continue reading Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Red Tractors (3/27/2026)