Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
In Part 1 of this series of Footnotes we looked at the factors at play in establishing Japanese Internment Camps during World War II. In this Footnote we will examine the school curriculum found in the internment camps and find out if Continue reading A Raw Deal (Part 2) – Agricultural Education in Japanese American Internment Camps?? (5/27/2022)
How would you like to own a thriving farm, have a crop soon to be harvested but the government comes in, forces you to leave the farm and puts you on a train to a distant location and then puts Continue reading A Raw Deal (Part 1) – Japanese American Internment Camps (5/20/2022)
I recently stumbled across a short notice in the Potter Enterprise newspaper of Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It was dated May 18, 1939. The notice identified the winner of a milking contest sponsored by the “Present Farmers of America.” Here is the clipping: Figure Continue reading Have You Heard of the “Present Farmers of America”? (5/13/2022)
Some of us seasoned agricultural education veterans may be familiar with the term “Decisions & Dollars” and know a little about this project. However, many current teachers don’t. We still have some teachers scratching their heads about the changes in Continue reading Financial Records and Management Information Dilemma (5/6/2022)
In case you have forgotten April is Financial Literacy Month. The Footnotes for the month have revolved around this theme and we have one more to go after this Footnote. This Footnote focuses on one facet of agricultural education of Continue reading Farm Business Management Education (4/29/2022)