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With NCBA’s 2027 CattleCon coming up this February, Southeast AgNet sat down with Michaela Clowser, Senior Director for Producer Education at NCBA, to learn more about educational opportunities at the convention. “The premier educational event that happens in conjunction with CattleCon is certainly Cattleman’s College. We have about 65 different speakers, whether those are researchers, industry experts, industry representatives, as …
Indianapolis is turning blue, and the city loves it. For the 99th time, FFA members from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, gather for their annual convention and expo. It begins today in Indianapolis. Kansas City holds memories for many FFA alumni. Yours truly included, as does Louisville, Kentucky. But Indianapolis is home, and FFA has signed agreements to keep it …
Several scholarship opportunities are available through the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation. Josie Jones with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with Southeast AgNet to tell us more. “The Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation awards scholarships to youth across the state every single year and we are halfway through that application season,” said Jones “Applications are open through November 2nd for those awards, and …
The iconic blue corduroy jacket worn by FFA members across the country has become one of the most recognizable symbols in American agriculture. But the tradition began nearly a century ago with a group of Ohio FFA members who arrived at the national convention wearing something different. The First FFA National Convention The first National FFA Convention was held in …
Governor Kay Ivey has recently proclaimed October as Farm to School Month in Alabama. According to a press release from the Alabama Department of Agriculture, since October of 2020, the Alabama Farm to School Program has been awarded $2.195 million from the state legislator for the Farm to School Incentive Program. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Rick Pate …
A Farm Wife Helping Shape Agricultural Youth Education The history of 4-H can be traced to the efforts of people who believed young Americans should have meaningful opportunities to learn about agriculture and develop practical skills. Among those early contributors was Jessie Shambaugh, a farm wife who became active in her community and dedicated herself to helping young boys and …
Cooperative Extension Service Helped Shape Rural America The roots of one of America’s best-known youth agricultural organizations can be traced back to legislation passed more than a century ago. In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold explains how the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 helped establish the Cooperative Extension Service and ultimately played a key role in …
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is spending time this week across state lines to help prepare youth interested in the cattle industry. Here is Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to tell us how. “One of the things that we talk a lot about in the beef industry is preparing that next generation and I think one of the …
A Leader Who Helped Shape Modern Agriculture American agriculture has been advanced by farmers, scientists, inventors and researchers—but some of the most influential contributors never farmed or developed an invention in a laboratory. E.T. York was one of those individuals. Born in Alabama in 1922, York built a career around agricultural education, administration and public policy. Through his work in …
An Agriculture Teacher Who Helped Launch the FFA The Future Farmers of America, now known simply as FFA, has become one of the most recognizable youth organizations in American agriculture. Its roots can be traced to a Virginia agriculture teacher who believed high school students interested in farming and agricultural careers could benefit from learning, leadership and fellowship. Henry Groseclose …
