▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁John ▁Block ▁with ▁a ▁fan fare ▁on ▁Ag ▁Day , ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Princi ple ▁sp elled ▁out ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁Class room ▁program ▁and ▁featured ▁the ▁sign atures ▁of ▁all ▁seven ▁living ▁former ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁Class room ▁programs ▁in ▁every ▁state ▁and ▁many ▁U . S . ▁Territ ories . ▁Canada , ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁US DA , ▁developed ▁an ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁Class room ▁program ▁in ▁every ▁Province ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁organization . ▁Count ries ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁are ▁interested ▁in ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁the ▁Class room ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁experienced ▁the ▁same ▁needs ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁education . ▁ ▁Post - g overn ment ▁career ▁▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁executive ▁at ▁John ▁De ere ▁and ▁is ▁President ▁of ▁Food ▁Dist rib utors ▁International . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Hor atio ▁Al ger ▁Award . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁active ▁in ▁global ▁food ▁programs ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁" Digital ▁Angel ", ▁which ▁is ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁Internet ▁company . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Food ▁Program ▁( current ly ▁known ▁as ▁World ▁Food ▁Program ▁USA ), ▁a ▁non