Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
This is the time of the year that many states have state fairs. About 125 years ago it was common to also have world fairs. Agricultural exhibits were often a part of the World Fairs. In this Friday Footnote, our Continue reading The White City (11/1/2019)
Earlier this week I spoke to the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning on the topic “How Boy’s Corn Clubs and Girl’s Tomato Clubs Changed Rural America.” After my presentation, I was approached by a person who had worked for Cooperative Continue reading The Farm Bureau – Part III – Today’s Farm Bureau (10/25/2019)
Last week’s Friday Footnote looked at how the “Farm Bureau” got started. If you remember, the Chamber of Commerce in Binghampton, NY created a division called a “farm bureau” within the structure of the Chamber to promote agriculture in 1911. This “farm Continue reading The Farm Bureau – Part II – The Divorce (10/18/2019)
This year, 2019, marks the 100th Anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The history of the Farm Bureau and the Cooperative Extension Service is closely intertwined. In this Friday Footnote, we will explore how the Farm Bureau came to be Continue reading Celebrating 100 Years of the American Farm Bureau Federation – Part I (10/11/2019)
In recent Footnotes, we have focused on Henry Groseclose who is considered by many as the key player in the establishment of the Future Farmers of America. It would be appropriate to give the same attention to the two primary Continue reading The Founders of the New Farmers of America (10/4/2019)