I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The baling of hay began with the invention of the first hay press in about 1850. Hay was baled then for …
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Agriculture continued its western movement in the early years. Farm spread from the colonies westward along with the settlers. In cooler …
American Agriculture History Minute: Pushing Across the Appalachians
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. As early settlers pushed across the Appalachians, many assumed that they continued on westward through the plains and on to California …
American Agriculture History Minute: Missouri River’s Contribution to American Agriculture
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The Missouri River is a big part of American agriculture history. You can imagine early settlers after finally crossing the Mississippi …
American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant Universities Outside the United States
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Land-grant universities exist in nearly every state as a result of the Morrill Act of 1862. And when we think of …
American Agriculture History Minute: Louisiana Territory Purchased
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 from the French for $15 million, or And the United States would …
American Agriculture History Minute: Kansas State Agricultural College Founded
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Kansas State University, originally named Kansas State Agricultural College, was founded in Manhattan, February 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. …
American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant University Established in Columbus Ohio
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university under the Morrill Agricultural and Mechanical College. Initially it was …
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Established as a Leader in Crop Production
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. As early settlers pushed across the Appalachians, many assumed that they continued on westward through the plains and on to California …
American Agriculture History Minute-Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm Legislation
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In 1856, the Iowa General Assembly enacted legislation to establish the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. This institution is now …
American Agriculture History Minute: Women’s Progression in Agriculture
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In the 1860s, when many men marched off to the Civil War, many farms were left to the care of women, …
American Agriculture History Minute: Land-Grant Universities Continue to be Added
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Most land-grant universities we’re familiar with, like Iowa State or Kansas State University and others, were established very soon after the …
American Agriculture History Minute: Center Pivot Irrigation System Developed
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In 1946, Robert Doherty was looking for a good business opportunity, and he recognized the potential of a small manufacturing company …
American Agriculture History Minute: Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Seed Company Beginning
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Roswell Garst and Charlie Thomas founded the Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Company in Coon Rapids, Iowa in 1931. The company …