Consists of 11 articles on the future of secondary agricultural education. Includes (1) models for agriscience/agribusiness instruction, (2) recommendations for dealing with change, (3) a global perspective, (4) perspective of land grant universities, and (5) role of the Future Farmers of America. (CH)

Consists of four articles that discuss the issue of articulation in the context of agricultural education. Topics include (1) articulation with community colleges, (2) dealing with program diversity, (3) collegiate success of secondary vocational agriculture students, and (4) training needs of agribusiness. (CH)

Consists of five articles on the topic of competencies in vocational agriculture. Topics covered include (1) competency-based instruction, (2) competencies for agricultural recordkeeping, (3) competencies in hydroponics, and (4) competencies in agribusiness. (CH)

Consists of eight articles commemorating the 60th birthday of Future Farmers of America. Topics include (1) planning for the future, (2) private sector support, (3) international opportunities, (4) alumni support, (5) leadership and personal development, (6) public image, (7) agriscience, and (8) the agrimarketing initiative. (CH)

Discusses technological innovations affecting the economic and social basis of farm life, focusing on trends, farm equipment (plows, reaping tools, tractors, and harvesters), productivity, and influence of computers in all phases of agribusiness. (JN)

This report focuses on food costs for 1985. Some of the information included in the report includes an analysis of food cost trends, percentages of the food dollar that goes to the farmer, and how much of the food dollar goes to food processors and marketers. Some of the highlights of the study are the following: (1) food prices rose slowly in…