They swept agriculture out of the barn and into the mainstream. Fewer than half do today. On a national level it's working-FFA members now number 449,814. At little Bloomer High School, Richter's classes are more popular than ever. But over time, they did.
Students can choose as many or as few as they wish, thanks largely to a new block scheduling system.
And what choices they have. Girls make up 75 percent of that class. Ag's many roots Agriculture mainstream-style lends itself to infinite options of study. In culturally diverse California, a move is afoot to create a garden in every public school in the state. Students could learn about Mexico, Asia and other lands by growing crops popular in those regions.