Guidelines developed at a national seminar establish goals and action steps for developing, expanding, and/or evaluating agriculture/agribusiness programs. America's role as a major food and fiber source for the world demands educated farmers. The guidelines apply to all levels of the agriculture education program. (AG)

Titles of bulletins, for persons who are interested in agricultural accident prevention, are listed as well as examples of farm machinery manufacturers who are making special efforts to produce valuable teaching aids and to inform all segments of agriculture about important safety development. (HD)

Funds made available through the Amendments to the Vocational Education Act are being used to determine the feasibility of sharing facilities and resources under a multi-purpose secondary occupational-vocational center concept in South Dakota. That state's program has been redesigned to meet the demands of both agriculture production and…

Emphasizing the scope and importance of the agricultural supply and service industry, the author suggests specialized or advanced training in this area for vocational agriculture/agribusiness students. The nature of such a training program, related Future Farmers of America (FFA) opportunities, appropriate instructional units, and a possible…

Describes the Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Public Schools agribusiness program, a secondary level program which emphasizes career exploration and on-the-job training experience; eight statements describe why the program has been successful. (HD)

Stating that successful cooperative programs require good planning and the cooperation of employers, the author discusses some of the planning difficulties and requirements for the teacher. (MF)

Senior agriculture students in the "Careers in Agriculture" program at Cashmere (Washington) High School made arranged visits to community agriculture-related businesses, where they collected information about occupations with interviews, cameras, and tape recorders; they later organized their material into slide-tape presentations for…

Comparing students in agribusiness sales, supply, and service courses to raw products in need of development, the author discusses the backgrounds of these students and their developing maturity through supervised occupational experience. (BM)

It is now possible for the students interested in agricultural careers other than farming to pursue a course which will prepare them for farm related jobs. Officials of the Chillicothe Public Schools are enthusiastic about the total program of agricultural education which offers training in agribusiness as well as production farming in secondary,…

Describes a project to develop and implement a system of followup for Alabama's secondary agribusiness education terminees (graduates and dropouts). Describes the objectives of this project, the instrument, and the sample, return, and results of the first Occupational Patterns and Program Assessment Survey (of 1973-74 terminees). (HD)

A college dean discusses two-year postsecondary agriculture technology programs and the need for properly trained faculty to train students for semiskilled, skilled, and technical positions both on and off the farm. (MF)

Livestock production, crop production, farm management and records, and agricultural mechanics should be the heart of the Vo-Ag curriculum in rural areas, supplemented by natural resources, forestry, agriculture occupations and placement, because production agriculture education meets community needs and is an inseparable component of preparation…

The Agribusiness Department at Janesville Parker Senior High in Wisconsin involves 360 students and three instructors in three different buildings. Facilities were provided through a variety of methods with major emphasis on utilizing the urban setting. Future Farmers of America students operate projects in orchards, greenhouse, gardens, and…

Describes the planning, development, status, and instructional materials used in a career awaremess program in agribusiness in Chillicothe, Missouri. The four classes in the program and the results of an appraisal are also described. (HD)