Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
When I started this series of Friday Footnotes my plan was to have one Footnote per state each week. The idea was that we could further our knowledge of the history of agricultural and extension education by briefly visiting each Continue reading “C” is for California – Part I (9/15/2923)
Arkansas was the 2nd state to receive a charter from the national FFA in 1928. Arkansas applied for their charter on November 5, 1928 15 days BEFORE the first national Future Farmers of America convention (November 20, 1928) and the official establishment Continue reading “A” is for Arkansas (9/8/2023)
Arizona was the 33rd state to affiliate with the National FFA in 1929. Today, there are 80+ FFA chapters in Arizona. The Arizona application for their 1929 charter is located at this web site. The Arizona FFA website is https://www.azffa.org/. A search of Continue reading “A” is for Arizona (9/1/2023)
As we continue our journey through the states learning about FFA in the early days, it is time for Alaska. Even though Alaska appears early in the alphabet it was one of the last states to affiliate with the national Continue reading “A” is for Alaska (08/25/2023)
During my tenure as a high school agriculture teacher I enjoyed looking at the back of the FFA jackets at the national FFA convention and wondering what it would be like to teach at those schools. What would it be Continue reading “A” is for Alabama (08/18/2023)