Article describes the nation's only high school devoted strictly to agriculture-related programs. (Author/ML)

Implications of Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for education in agriculture. (SB)

Describes integrated pest management (IPM), a more advanced approach than chemical pesticide. Applies diffusion and farming-systems theories to create analytical model to explain IPM's adoption, use, and implications for agricultural change. Telephone surveys of Texas cotton growers on IPM practices found different sources of IPM information…

To test the hypothesis that early-stage agricultural innovativeness is positively related to rural literacy, the author set up two investigations in the Chiduku and Seki Tribal Trust Lands of Rhodesia. The results of both studies are reported. Accelerated literacy instruction was introduced and innovativeness was measured in the following farm…

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND IDENTIFY DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE OCCUPATIONS OR JOB CLUSTERS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. OF 1,170 FIRMS IDENTIFIED IN A 25 PERCENT SAMPLE OF TOWNS IN CONNECTICUT, 685 WERE CONTACTED AND 480 USABLE RESPONSES WERE OBTAINED BY…

To prevent problems with teaching plans, supplement class instruction, and stimulate use of the operator's manual, the teacher can use a series of leaflets. The first leaflet describes the activities and what is expected of the tractor operator's manual. (LRA)

Sinte Gleska University's (SGU) model for community development includes transformation of an old boarding school site, community-based collaborations in gardening and nutrition, and a bison restoration project. Tribal members learn to work with the land in harmony with tribal stewardship models as well as Western land use and agricultural…

The parage of foreign policy usually skipped rural Iowa, but on September 23, 1959, the eyes of the nation focused on Coon Rapids. Invited guests, curious onlookers, anxious reporters and photographers surrounded Roswell and Elizabeth Garst's white, wooden farmhouse. More than 700 National Guardsmen lined the highway between Des Moines and Garst's…

This slide script, part of a series of slide scripts designed for use in vocational agriculture classes, deals with ornamental annual plants and their uses. Included in the script are narrations for use with a total of 254 slides illustrating 97 different plants. At least two slides are provided for each plant: one shows the growth habits of the…

Former agricultural students from five Southern land-grant universities evaluated the relevance of curriculum competencies and skills to their careers. Using a 4-point scale, 291 respondents from 1862 institutions and 105 respondents from 1890 institutions rated 15 action competencies and 23 agricultural competencies. On action competencies,…

This book describes one approach to building and operating biogas systems. The biogas systems include raw material preparation, digesters, separate gas storage tanks, use of the gas to run engines, and the use of the sludge as fertilizer. Chapters included are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Biogas Systems are Small Factories"; (3)…

A STUDY ON FARMERS' USE OF SUGGESTED PRACTICES IN HANDLING ALFALFA CROP PRODUCTION WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE (1) IF SELECTED PERSONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS MIGHT AFFECT HAY PRODUCTION METHODS, (2) IF A DISCREPANCY EXISTS BETWEEN THE FARMER'S LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF QUALITY HAY PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND HIS USE OF THESE PRACTICES, AND (3)…

WRITTEN PRIMARILY FOR THE PERSON WITH LITTLE OR NO FARMING KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE WHO EXPECTS FARMING TO PROVIDE THE MAJOR PART OF HIS AND HIS FAMILY'S INCOME, THIS PUBLICATION BRIEFLY EXPLORES NUMEROUS ASPECTS OF OPERATING A FAMILY-MANAGED COMMERCIAL FARM. IN DESCRIBING WHAT FARMING IS LIKE TODAY, THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE COVERED--IMPORTANT…