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First Safety Training Focusing on Spray Drones

Dan Agri-Business, Education, Technology

Mississippi State University made agricultural aviation history last week by hosting the nation’s first Self-Regulating Application and Flight Efficiency (SAFE) training program exclusively focused on spray drones. The training at MSU’s Agricultural Autonomy Institute marked a significant milestone in bridging the gap between traditional aerial applications and emerging drone technology. “Everything that we’re doing with spray drones, we want the …

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National Peanut Board Kicks off 2025 Health Nut Club

Dan Agri-Business, Education, Events, Industry, National Peanut Board, Peanuts

Peanut farmers invest each year on a checkoff program to promote peanuts around the world. In the USA, the National Peanut Board is officially the sponsor of the program, and they just checked off a new program called the 2025 Health Nut Club. It’s a campaign which was held in April and May on the campus peanut days. One was …

One-room schoolhouses

American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses-an Important Part of American Agriculture History

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute says One-room schoolhouses are an important part of American agriculture history. Early settlers knew the importance of education since a large portion of the population lived in small rural communities or isolated rural areas. The local one-room school was the answer, often built by nearby farmers. In fact, most of the teachers …

One-room schoolhouses

American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses Move West with Agriculture

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American agriculture history minute tells us today about how One-room schoolhouses are part of American agriculture history. The Eureka Schoolhouse in Springfield, Vermont, was one of the earliest recorded one-room schools built in 1785. As settlers moved west, the one-room schoolhouse model moved with them. Abraham Lincoln attended a one-room school in 1822 in rural …

one-room schoolhouses

American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses Move West

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute relates that one-room schoolhouses are a part of American agriculture history. Early settlers knew the importance of education, and since a large portion of the population lived in small rural communities or isolated rural areas, local one-room schools were the answer, often built by nearby farmers. In fact, most of the teachers …

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Wanting Peanut Ambassador’s at Colleges

Dan Education, Peanuts

We told you yesterday that the National Peanut Board has a new promotion working with colleges in certain areas of the country to start a new club to encourage students to eat more peanuts. According to Tyron Spearman, they are looking for Ambassador’s to help in this venture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …

One-room schoolhouses

American Agriculture History Minute: One-Room Schoolhouses Built by Farmers

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. One-room schoolhouses are an important part of American agriculture history. Early settlers knew the importance of education since a large portion of the population lived in small rural communities or isolated rural areas. The local one-room school was the answer, often built by nearby farmers. In fact, most of the teachers …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Earliest Recorded One-Room Schoolhouse

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. One-room schoolhouses are part of American agriculture history, the Eureka Schoolhouse in Springfield, Vermont, one of the earliest recorded one-room schools built in 1785. As settlers moved west, the one-room schoolhouse model moved with them. Abraham Lincoln attended a one-room school in 1822 in rural Illinois. One-room schools were still being …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Future Farmers of America Begins

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Henry C. Groseclose is an important part of American agricultural history. Groseclose was an ag education teacher at Blacksburg Virginia High School. In March of 1920, he organized a club for any high school boy who was interested in making agriculture a career. Word spread across the state to other high …