Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
“Agricolae” is the Latin plural nominative form of the word “agricola,” which means “farmer” or “cultivator”. It refers to farmers as a group or collective. Long before the Future Farmers of America came into existence, organizations of vocational agriculture students Continue reading The Agricolae Clubs of Michigan (5/16/2025)
Many of the state focused Friday Footnotes follow a similar pattern. We look at the early days of agricultural education in the state and then identify some interesting or outstanding programs. This week we will journey to Michigan to start Continue reading Apprenticeships in Agriculture – The Michigan Expereince (5/9/2025)
This week we wrap up our series of Footnotes about agricultural education in Massachusetts. In this Footnote there are several links to schools and videos. Instead of spending a lot of time on words, these links and videos are well Continue reading Agricultural Education in Massachusetts (5/2/2025)
Last week’s Footnote examined many of the “Educational Firsts” that occurred in Massachusetts. With the numerous “firsts” it was somewhat surprising to learn that Massachusetts was one of the last to affiliate with the National FFA Organization. They were the 47th state to be Continue reading The Massachusetts FFA – Tardy to the Party! (4/25/2025)
Have you heard a television commentator during an election refer to some state or county as a “bellweather?” The term refers to being a leader or accurate indicator of a trend. It is also used in weather forecasting. However the Continue reading Massachusetts – The Education “Bellweather State” (or should we say “Belled Wether”)? (4/18/2025)