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How Iowa State University Began: A Farming Legacy
The Origins of Iowa State University: A Landmark in Agricultural Education AI image generated by ChatGPT In a recent American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold highlighted one of the most…
Inside California’s Organic Farming Boom: Technology, Labor, and the Fight for Farmland
…for Farmland Organic Before “Organic” Had a Name Jacobs’ path to organic farming started long before organic certification existed. As an 18-year-old running a wholesale tree nursery, he experienced firsthand…
Organic Farming, Regulation & Innovation in California
…Jacobs and the hosts discuss: Rising labor costs and shifting labor laws Regulatory obstacles that complicate planting, harvesting, and processing Water restrictions and the loss of high-quality farmland to development…
Land O’Lakes: Minnesota Creameries to Iconic Butter Brand
…American dairy history took place in St. Paul, Minnesota. 320 cooperative creameries merged to form the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. This strategic unification helped small dairy producers strengthen their market…
Inside the AgNet News Hour: Meat Markets, Organic Innovation, and the Future of Farming
The latest AgNet News Hour delivers a wide-ranging look at the issues shaping American agriculture—from meat-industry shakeups to the rapid evolution of organic farming technology. Hosts Nick Papagni and Lorrie…
America’s Biggest Farm Boom: 1860–1910
…demographic expansion. Farmland value skyrocketed as agriculture became a pillar of the national economy. In 1860, American farmland was valued at $8 billion. By 1906, that number jumped to $30…
Women Farmers of the Civil War
Women on the Homefront: How the Civil War Transformed American Agriculture Photo by The Oregon State University Collections and Archives on Unsplash A Nation at War and Farms in Transition…
Fourth-Generation Farming in the South Valley: An Interview with Jason Giannelli
…Agriculture and American Food Beyond policy and technology, Giannelli underscores the importance of supporting local and domestic agriculture. “Whether it’s up and down the state, local agriculture, or American-grown food,…
Jason Gianelli: Water, Labor, and the Future of Farming in the South Valley
…up,” he joked. “I farmer down.” But the challenges facing today’s farmers aren’t funny. Gianelli described how quickly the landscape has changed, especially with towns expanding into farmland and new…
Early 19th Century Farming Shaped America’s Economy
Photo by Elisa Stone on Unsplash In the early decades of the 19th century, the United States was a nation built on agriculture. As Mark Oppold explains in this American…
How Supply and Demand Shaped Early U.S. Agriculture
Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash Early Farmers and the Realities of Supply and Demand In this American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold explains how early American farmers and…
Semios Advances Smart Farming with Automation & Precision
…can trust. Farming Today Requires New Tools, New Thinking Pistoresi reflected on how drastically farming has changed since his grandfather’s era. Today’s growers face financial pressure, water restrictions, environmental challenges,…
Southern Agriculture: The Rise of Plantations and Cotton’s Global Impact
Photo by Paul Wuthrich on Unsplash Agriculture in the American South Agriculture in the southern United States developed quite differently from that in the Midwest or New England. While northern…