 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Education”
The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2025 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship. Rusty Halvorson has more details. This scholarship is designed for students pursuing careers in the beef industry. Ten students will each receive a $1,500 scholarship to help support their education. The CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship, first introduced in 1989, aims to encourage talented …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In the early 1820s, after the Louisiana purchase of 1803, the U.S. government decided to conduct agricultural experiments in what is now Kansas. Native Indians had long planted corn in northeast Kansas, and the government saw potential in expanding trade west of Kansas City. Records show the government sent Daniel Morgan …
Even though fall just recently started, Mark Oppold reports applications are now being accepted for various summer scholarship positions. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Two programs offered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service provide resources for global development focus areas such as nutrition, education, and self-sufficiency. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The World Dairy Expo is underway this week in Madison, Wisconsin with various events taking place. And Mark Oppold reports that includes hi-lighting the collegiate judging teams. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. E.T. York is an example of a person helping American agriculture advance without actually farming or experimenting in a lab. York was born in 1922 in Alabama. He was a university administrator, later an Ag Extension Administrator, a U.S. Presidential Advisor on Agriculture, and authored over 100 papers and articles. He …
Celebrating back to school meals. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture joined the U.S. Department of Education along with education, parent, and school meal partner organizations to host a virtual pep rally to celebrate the back-to-school season and thank the champions who educate and nourish our nation’s school children. The pep rally highlighted key steps the Biden-Harris …
It was recently announced that Dr. Scott Angle, provost of the University of Florida, who many in Florida agriculture remember as the leader of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) from 2020 to 2023, is coming back to that position. During last week’s Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo in Tampa, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to Dr. Angle …
National FFA heads to Washington DC. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For more than 50 years, thousands of FFA members from across the country have converged on the nation’s capital each summer for the Washington Leadership Conference. It’s a chance to engage with legislators, hone civic engagement and leadership skills, and create community impact projects to take …
The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo is quickly approaching, as the annual event will be held August 21–22 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The 2024 Expo’s educational program will cover a lot of bases, while the general session will include a conversation about the ongoing farm bill debate. You’ll be able to learn more on where the legislation currently stands …
