Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
Last week was National FFA week and many chapters across the nation had a variety of celebratory activities. However, I doubt if anybody celebrated March 2 of this week. What is so special about March 2? March 2 is a Continue reading Did You Celebrate March 2? (3/4/2022)
One of the historical leaders in agricultural education whom I admire is Booker T. Washington. He rose from slavery to make something of himself and had a positive impact on countless individuals. I particularly admire his “pull yourself up by Continue reading The Woman’s Barnyard Auxiliary (2/25/2022)
In 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) settled a long-standing discrimination lawsuit by Black farmers for $1.15 billion, which USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at the time called an end to a “sordid chapter in USDA history.” What Continue reading A Sordid Chapter in USDA History (2/19/2022)
What would you guess the phrase “The Last Plantation” refers to? Would you be surprised to learn it was a reference to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the last half of the 1900s? The reason the USDA Continue reading The Last Plantation (2/11/2022)
Have you ever heard the phrase “Forty Acres and a Mule”? Where did it come from and what does it mean? Figure 1. A Black farmer plowing with a mule. The plight of Black farmers in America is shocking. In Continue reading Forty Acres and a Mule (2/4/2022)