By Carol Dreibelbis In the United States, some agricultural
organizations are beginning to recognize the value of training
new leaders in sustainable farming practices. In the state of
Nebraska, Nebraska Agricultural Education and the Nebraska
Future Farmers of America Association (FFA) are in their second
year of providing teachers and students with the skills they
need to conserve and restore the local landscape, thanks to a
three-year, $200,000 grant from the Nebraska Environmental
Trust. Nebraska educators gain skills to take back to their
classrooms as part of the Soils Project’s “Excellence in Ag
Science Day” 20workshop. (Photo credit: National Cooperative
Soil Survey) With the awareness that the world may need to feed
an additional 3 billion mouths by 2050, Nebraska Agricultural
Education aims to “prepare students for successful careers and a
lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food,
and natural resource systems.” The organization provides in-
class and experiential instruction to mo