california

Edward Ring on California’s Water Crisis: Fixing a Broken System

DanAgri-Business, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…got more water right there, north of the Delta.” But for the five million acres of irrigated farmland south of the Delta, the situation is dire. “Five million acres in…

soil

How Early Farmers Learned to Protect Their Soil

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Soil, This Land of Ours

…on Unsplash The Dawn of Soil Conservation in Early American Farming In the early years of American settlement, the nation’s farmers often took the vastness of the land for granted….

Civil War

Post–Civil War Wheat Crash: How Farmers Turned to Corn and Livestock

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Cattle, Commodities, Corn, Economy, Field & Row Crops, Grain, This Land of Ours

…guide agricultural innovation, helping shape the modern American farm. Post–Civil War Wheat Crash: How Farmers Turned to Corn and Livestock Source: American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold Sponsored Content…

Ag Hall of Fame

Ag Hall of Fame: Honoring U.S. Agricultural Pioneers

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…society. Honoring the Pioneers of American Farming The first inductees after the Hall’s establishment included some of the most recognizable names in agricultural and American history: George Washington Carver, renowned…