Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
How would you like to own a thriving farm, have a crop soon to be harvested but the government comes in, forces you to leave the farm and puts you on a train to a distant location and then puts Continue reading A Raw Deal (Part 1) – Japanese American Internment Camps (5/20/2022)
I recently stumbled across a short notice in the Potter Enterprise newspaper of Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It was dated May 18, 1939. The notice identified the winner of a milking contest sponsored by the “Present Farmers of America.” Here is the clipping: Figure Continue reading Have You Heard of the “Present Farmers of America”? (5/13/2022)
Some of us seasoned agricultural education veterans may be familiar with the term “Decisions & Dollars” and know a little about this project. However, many current teachers don’t. We still have some teachers scratching their heads about the changes in Continue reading Financial Records and Management Information Dilemma (5/6/2022)
In case you have forgotten April is Financial Literacy Month. The Footnotes for the month have revolved around this theme and we have one more to go after this Footnote. This Footnote focuses on one facet of agricultural education of Continue reading Farm Business Management Education (4/29/2022)
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? During my career in Agricultural Education I have experienced numerous approaches to record keeping for the Supervised Agricultural Experience programs (SAE) of our students. For decades we used paper and pencil record Continue reading Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? (4/22/2022)