…systems still in use today. Early Innovations That Transformed American Agriculture That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute, with Mark Oppold. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…
When American Farming Shifted From Hand Power to Horsepower
…produced and shaping the modern agricultural landscape. When American Farming Shifted From Hand Power to Horsepower — American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Rick Roberti Calls on Californians to Get Involved as Cattle Industry Faces a Crossroads
…of the episode was land conversion. Roberti said thousands of acres of productive farmland are lost every year to housing and development, and once land is paved over, it never comes…
How Minneapolis Mills Produced Nearly All of the Nation’s Flour
…food system. As Mark Oppold explains in this American Agriculture History Minute, the state—driven by milling giants in Minneapolis—became the flour capital of the United States, producing nearly all of…
Rick Roberti California Cattle Threats: Wolves, Water, and Workforce
…due to unmanaged vegetation, and weakening already-fragile rural economies. Roberti tied the wolf crisis into a broader pattern of policy failure. He said California continues to lose farmland to development…
How Mechanization Transformed Corn Farming in America
Photo by Vito Natale on Unsplash A Snapshot of Agricultural Progress American agriculture has always been shaped by innovation, but few changes were as transformative as the mechanization of farming….
California Cattle Challenges & Opportunities: Insights from Rick Roberti
…He highlights the need for practical solutions that balance conservation with agricultural needs. Urban expansion and conversion of farmland into housing also threaten the industry. “Every year, thousands of acres…
Harry Ferguson and the Tractor Innovation That Changed Farming
AI image created by ChatGPT Irish-born inventor Harry Ferguson holds a permanent place in American agriculture history for developing one of the most important innovations ever introduced to farming equipment….
American Agriculture’s Expansion in the Early 1900s
AI image created by ChatGPT American Agriculture Enters a New Century In the early 1900s, American agriculture continued to expand and diversify as the nation entered a new era of…
Potter Valley Fight Escalates as Rich Brazil Warns California’s Water Future Is on the Line
…are meant to protect. Meanwhile, communities would lose reliable water overnight. Domestic wells would dry up, farmland would be abandoned, and property values would collapse. Brazil emphasized that local leaders…
America’s 1870s Agricultural Revolution
AI image created by ChatGPT A Shift from Hand Power to Horsepower The 1870s marked a pivotal decade in American agriculture, often called the first major agricultural revolution. Farmers began…
Colorado Agriculture: Mining, Railroads, and Early Farms
…nearly worthless. “After a long dry trek, they saw little or no value when crossing over to what is now Colorado,” explains Mark Oppold in American Agriculture History Minute. The…
How the Wealthy Apple Put Minnesota on the Orchard Map
…Wealthy Apple Peter Gideon named his successful apple variety “Wealthy,” honoring his wife. The name would go on to become a lasting part of American agricultural history. The Wealthy apple…
Potter Valley Dam Removal Threatens California Water Supply
…agricultural. Lands warned that removing the dams would turn the valley into a dry basin, leaving farmland unusable and property values decimated. An economic analysis from Sonoma County shows that…