These proceedings contain presentations and discussion group summaries from a conference to identify trends, issues, and new directions that will affect agricultural education during the remainder of the decade. The program appears first. Major presentations are "Shaping the Future: Our Purpose and Challenge" (Arthur L. Mallory); "Trends, Issues, and New Directions in Education Affecting Agricultural Education" (James A. Knight); "Trends, Issues, and New Directions in Society Affecting Agricultural Education" (Darrell Hobbs); "Trends, Issues, and New Directions in the Agricultural Industry Affecting Agricultural Education," a panel with the following papers: "Production Agriculture Perspective" (Charles Kruse), "Higher Education Perspective" (Roger Mitchell); "Agribusiness Perspective" (Ves L. Temaat), and "Rural Missouri Perspective" (Larry Harper); "What Are the Possibilities?" (Lowell Catlett); "The Challenge" (Doug Butler); "What Have We Said?" (Don Claycomb); and "Where Do We Go from Here?" (Frank Drake). Summaries are provided from these discussion groups: "Secondary Agricultural Education in the Public Schools (Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Area Vocational Technical Schools)"; "Postsecondary Agricultural Education in the Public School System"; "Adult Agricultural Education in the Public School System"; "The Development of Professional Teachers of Agriculture"; and "Agricultural Education in the Total Public School System." (YLB)