Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Some of you are old enough to remember when the Reader’s Digest was a common fixture in American households. The Reader’s Digest was published monthly and mailed to its subscribers. The publication still exists but because of the Internet, social Continue reading The Farmer’s Digest (5/5/2023)
About five years ago there was a Friday Footnote about a unique “secret” society for agricultural teachers known as the Yellow Dogs. In this Footnote we explore some unique (but not secret) FFA chapters and clubs. Our guest editor for Continue reading Unique FFA Chapters and Clubs (4/28/2023)
Past Friday Footnotes have featured early or unique agricultural schools such as the Idaho Industrial Institute, Cal Farley’s Boy Ranch, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, and the Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School. This week we will learn about several early Continue reading Before Smith-Hughes – Wisconsin’s County Schools of Agriculture and Domestic Economy (4/21/2003)
When should I plant my garden? In my part of North Carolina the average last spring killing frost date is April 8. At least that is what the Cooperative Extension Service says. But wait a minute. The Old Farmer’s Almanac Continue reading The Old Farmer’s Almanac (4/14/2023)
The NFA (New Farmers of America) celebrated April 5 as NFA Day because that was the birth date of Booker T. Washington. So, in honor of NFA Day, we have invited Dr. Jim Connors of the University of Idaho to Continue reading Segregation in Agricultural Research, Extension, and 4-H (4/7/2023)