The importance of agriculture education
Agriculture has been a part of civilization for thousands of years and was a major turning point in the development of societal systems throughout the world.
Agriculture developed when humans domesticated plants and animals. With domestication came control of steady food and fiber sources, allowing for a community to thrive. Civilizations were, in turn, able to fuel their basic needs.
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The evolution of agriculture from the beginning to modern day is impressive. As civilizations controlled the food supply so came genetic modification. It may be surprising to some when looking at early foods with their past genetics and presentation, to find similarities to their modern-day counterparts. Seed and animal selection were influencing factors in allowing for the advancement of the foods and technology we have today in agriculture.
UNLV, DRI one step closer to getting land grant status Share
Legislation that would give the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute the same land grant status that the University of Nevada, Reno has long held looks very different than it did at the start of this legislative session.
Land grant universities were established by the Morrill Act of 1862 and later expanded under the Hatch Act of 1887 and Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Land grant status confers eligibility for federal funding, often with state matching requirements, to execute a three-fold mission of agricultural teaching, research and cooperative extension programming.
The power of passion was driven home after interviewing North Carolina State University Extension Specialists Dominic Reisig, Charlie Cahoon, and Wes Everman.
BRYAN COUNTY HISTORY: Woman teaching women
Bryan County Genealogy Library
Women’s farm clubs existed shortly after statehood and gradually evolved into Home Demonstration Clubs. In 1914 Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, mandating that state and local governments match federal funding to “establish agricultural extension work by trained men and women agents.” Their mission was to provide information on agricultural and home economy topics to citizens who had not attended college. Emma A. Chandler, an A&M graduate in domestic science, was selected to direct the state s program.
By 1918 seventy-three Oklahoma counties had home demonstration agents. Most were trained at Oklahoma A & M College (now OSU). They traveled throughout the state and conducted lessons in gardening, raising poultry, using a pressure cooker, cooking nutritious meals, sewing, and household sanitation. Each year a major topic was chosen, such as “Live at Home” (1931). Nina Gordon Craig was the Bryan C
Clemson University
Clemson assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan and graduate student Zolian Zoong Lwe study how heat stress affects peanuts as they work to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties. The latest venture focuses on how lipids (fats) in peanut plant anthers are altered by heat stress.
Heat stress caused by climate change is threatening to reduce peanut crop yields and burnout this source of income and food for millions of people worldwide.
But a group of researchers led by Clemson University Plant and Environmental Sciences assistant professor Sruthi Narayanan is working to develop heat-tolerant peanut varieties they hope will help maintain peanut production and profitability. Their latest venture focuses on how lipids (fats) in peanut plant anthers are altered by heat stress.