Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6 How do we put this verse into practice? In Iowa, the FFA has a special leadership program for Continue reading Fire-Up – Iowa Style (3/29/2024)
In a past Friday Footnote we examined the sometimes acrimonious relationship between vocational agriculture and the extension service (or the FFA and 4-H) in their formative years. However, in the early days of 4-H and FFA in Indiana, this was not a Continue reading The Hoosier Who Wore Two Hats (3/22/2024)
Can your students write a cohesive sentence or paragraph? If not, perhaps your state should have an FFA Essay Contest? Indiana does! It appears the Indiana FFA realized long ago that writing was an important skill for FFA members. I Continue reading The Indiana FFA Essay Contest (3/15/2024)
This week we wrap our exploration of agricultural education in Illinois. Illinois was the 21st state to receive a charter from the National FFA. That was in 1929. To see the charter application follow this link. According to the Illinois FFA website Continue reading “I” is for Illinois – Part 3, Show Me the Money (3/8/2024)
Marquis Who’s Who in America is a publication recognizing outstanding American’s. In the preface of the annual volume they state they “endeavor to profile the leaders of American society; those men and women who are influencing their nation’s development”. We could easily have Continue reading “I” is for Illinois – Who’s Who in Agricultural Education (3/1/2024)