“…For example, I had the opportunity to partner with the NRCS to help implement the conservation provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill (Williams & Weber, 1990). This initiative led NRCS to station Eldon Weber at ISU to assist with conservation educational endeavors, including the involvement of high school agricultural education programs, to help implement the Iowa Ground Water Protection Policy (Williams & Weber, 1991). These activities led to research and development initiatives in sustainable agriculture, providing direction for teaching agricultural practices that are economically sound, environmentally friendly, and socially acceptable (Williams, 2000(Williams, , 2001a.…”