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American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Early Corn Production Leader

Dan February 11, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, Corn, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Once early settlers crossed the Appalachians, many had had enough of that kind of rough travel and settled in what is …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Canal Commission Established

Dan February 10, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In 1820, Ohio Governor Ethan Brown established the Ohio Canal Commission, the purpose of surveying a route for a canal that …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio, Early Agriculture Capital

Dan February 7, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Ohio was considered the early agricultural capital of the U.S. in the early 1800s as western expansion continued. Many settlers, after …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Livestock Changes the Land

Dan February 5, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, Cattle, Dairy & Livestock, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Colonists had more access to land in the U.S. than they did in Europe, but the acquisition came with some problems. …

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American Agriculture History

American Agriculture History Minute: Looking at New Mexico Diverse Agriculture

Dan February 4, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. When considering top agricultural states in the country, New Mexico most likely doesn’t come to mind. But New Mexico is often …

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American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Early Colonists Learned the Hard Way About Soil Stewardship

Dan February 3, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, Soil, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early colonists had to learn the hard way about soil stewardship. The practices associated with keeping livestock also contributed to deterioration …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Barns, a Testament to America’s Agriculture History

Dan January 31, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Barns differ in size and shape, and many still stand as a testament to America’s agriculture history. One of the largest …

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American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Growing Was One Thing, Harvesting Was Another

Dan January 30, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Growing corn was one thing in American agriculture history, but harvesting it, certainly another. Imagine doing the job by hand. No …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Centerpiece of Family Farms

Dan January 29, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Barns were and are a centerpiece of family farms as settlers continued across the heartland. One of the largest barns in …

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American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Future of Agriculture West of the Mississippi River

Dan January 28, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. President Thomas Jefferson believed in the future of agriculture. In fact, he believed it to be the cornerstone to the success …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Lewis and Clark Report on Agriculture West of Mississippi River

Dan January 27, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Any modern traveler now retracing the steps of Merriweather Lewis and William Clark after they left the Missouri River and proceeded …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Beginning of Helena Agra Enterprises

Dan January 24, 2025American Agriculture History Minute, Fertilizer, Fertilizer, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. A small chemical manufacturing company opened its doors in 1957 in West Helena, Arkansas near the Mississippi River south of Memphis. …

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American Agriculture History Minute: Agricultural Discoveries in the Travels of Lewis and Clark

Dan January 23, 2025Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. There were a lot of agricultural discoveries in the travels of Lewis and Clark, not just discovering new lands. Historians note …

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American Agriculture History Minute: What State is the Grass Seed Capital of the World?

Dan January 22, 2025Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. We begin today with a question. What state is referred to as the grass seed capital of the world? That would …

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