20100504 agchat ag education questions

What's the effect of diminishing funding on agricultural education programs at the collegiate and post-graduate levels?

What ways can producers promote agricultural literacy in their area?

Do you think agricultural education should be apart of the course requirements in high school for public school education?

What is the biggest road block to increasing agricultural education in schools? And what are your ideas for overcoming this?

How do we convince parents & counselors that agriculture is successful career path, hence the need for kids to take agricultural education?

What should universities be doing differently to prep high school agriculture instructors to be more effective & better agvocates?

How do farmers start a conversation with schools about getting accurate ag literacy in current curriculum?

What are good children's books about agriculture that are accurate & not overly simplified? Libraries can be ally

Does anybody have a list of farmers willing to host farm tours for youth organizations, others?

What agricultural education topics have you found to be most interesting to kids?

Are there any recommended online ag courses?

What's the one executable idea you've learned tonight that you can apply?