Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
The existence of corn clubs that eventually evolved into 4-H clubs and agricultural education classes in high schools has been well documented (for example see the Boy’s Corn Clubs Footnote from 11/15/2019 or “I” is for Illinois – The Corn Club State from 2/23/2024). Continue reading The Potato Clubs of Maine (2/7/2025)
In August of 2023 we started a series of Friday Footnotes focused on agricultural education and FFA in the various states. The first state featured was Alabama. We arrived in Louisiana by July of 2024 before taking a short detour. We are now Continue reading The “Year of Youth in Agriculture” in Maine (1/31/2025)
Yesterday (1/23/2025) the nominations for the Academy Awards were announced. Earlier this month the Golden Globe Awards were given for the best film and television performance of the past year. So, in keeping with that spirit, this the 300th Friday Footnote Continue reading And the Winner is … (1/24/2025)
I know today is not Friday but the decision was made to move up the distribution of the Friday Footnote by two days in order to coincide with National Hat Day. Yes, there is a National Hat Day and it is celebrated Continue reading National Hat Day is Today (1/15/2025)
You might be familiar with the different types of agricultural operations such as plantations, ranches, livestock farms and even with the term hardscrabble farm but do you know what a Bonanza farm is? In this Footnote our guest columnist, Dr. Continue reading Bonanza Farms (1/10/2025)