Tony (left) and Dianne Heading with Kemp McLeod
AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR VISITS SOUTH CAROLINA
Anthony and Dianne Heading of Queensland, Australia, spent August 17-19 in South Carolina studying agriculture education, production, processing, marketing, and research programs. Heading is a high school agricultural educator.
Their visit to the state was coordinated by Dr. Phil Fravel, a member of the Agricultural Education faculty at Clemson University, with assistance from Kendal Kirk, Tim Keown, Stephen Sanderson and John W. Parris.
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| David Allen with the Headings |
The Headings were welcomed to Clemson by Dr. Calvin Schoulties, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; and Agricultural Education Department faculty.
They visited the Caterpillar Plant, Simpsonville; McLeod Peach Farms, McBee; Coker Farms National Historic Landmark, Hartsville; Walter P. Rawl and Sons Farms, Pelion; Pelion High School Agricultural and Environmental Education Department; Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville; and Happy Cow Creamery and 12 Aprils Dairy, Pelzer.
The Headings enjoyed a dinner meeting with the Sumter County Young Farmer-Agribusiness Chapter members and State Young Farmer-Agribusiness President Ricky McDaniel.
They also met with Stephen Tyner, McBee, President of the SC FFA Association; Blake Berry, Fountain Inn, past State FFA President; Alex Gleason, Calhoun Falls, past State FFA Vice President; Allen Wright, McBee, State FFA Extemporaneous Speaking winner; W. Pat Earle, Chairman of the State FFA Board of Directors and Agricultural Education teacher, McBee; Stephen Sanderson, Associate State Director of Agricultural Education, Sumter; and Keith Cox, State FFA Executive Secretary, Florence.
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The Headings, Allen Wright, Kemp McLeod, Stephen Tyner and Dr. Phil Fravel. |
Ricky McDaniel with the Headings. |
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| Tom and Linda Trantham (left) with the Headings. | The Headings with Susan Clifton, co-owner and official with the Walter P. Rawl and Sons Farms. |
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Frank R. Stover, Jr. (left), the Headings and FFA Officer Ricky Thompson. |
The Headings with Jonathan Croft, a Graduate Research Assistant at the |
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Frank R. Stover, Jr. (left) , Pelion FFA Officer Ricky Thompson, the Headings |
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