…perspective on where some of those concepts originated. The American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold highlights these often-overlooked people and events that helped shape American agriculture. Franklin King: A…
Joseph Dart and the Birth of the Grain Elevator
How Buffalo Helped Transform the Grain Trade The movement of grain from farms to markets has always depended on transportation and efficient handling systems. In the early 1840s, a major…
Étienne de Boré: The Pioneer Behind Louisiana’s Granulated Sugar
…processing, marketing, and agricultural commodities. American Agriculture History Minute Étienne de Boré’s story is featured in an American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold, highlighting the people and innovations that…
E.T. York: Advancing American Agriculture from the Classroom
…halls of agricultural leadership. This American Agriculture History Minute was presented by Mark Oppold. E.T. York: Advancing American Agriculture from the Classroom Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect…
Henry Groseclose and the Birth of the Future Farmers of America
…agriculture and develop leadership skills, early agricultural educators such as Groseclose helped establish a tradition that continues today. This has been another American Agriculture History Minute with Mark Oppold. Henry…
Native Americans Shaped the Landscape Before European Settlement
…European arrival, Native American communities had been actively managing and shaping their environments in ways that supported food production, settlement and survival. As Mark Oppold explains in this installment of…
Norman Borlaug: The Agronomist Who Helped Launch the Green Revolution
…contributions. This has been Mark Oppold with the American Agriculture History Minute. Norman Borlaug: The Agronomist Who Helped Launch the Green Revolution Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect…
Philadelphia Society Helped Shape American Agriculture
…by Mark Oppold. Philadelphia Society Helped Shape American Agriculture Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect Fruit Quality and Packout September 4, 2026 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products July 1,…
Young Farmer Dolce Calandra Carries Family Legacy Forward
…roots stretch back to his great-grandfather, George, who started as a strawberry farmer. The family operation grew under Mark Woods Sr., who developed farming, trucking and packing businesses that helped…
Young Farmer Dolce Calandra on Keeping a California Family Farm Going
…that’s our grandpa, Mark,” he said. Calandra hopes to eventually pass the operation down to his own children, just as previous generations kept it going for him. For Calandra, that…
John W. Tyson: From Missouri Farmer to Poultry Industry Pioneer
…a young Missouri farmer named John W. Tyson, who recognized a growing need for fresh poultry in larger Midwestern markets. Beginning in 1931, Tyson began delivering chickens from southern Missouri…
America’s Early Forest Management Begins in 1876
…of timber. They were essential resources that required thoughtful management and conservation. This early federal involvement marked an important step toward the development of the modern system of forest management…
Henry A. Wallace and the Birth of Hybrid Corn
…with Mark Oppold. Henry A. Wallace and the Birth of Hybrid Corn American Agriculture History Minute Mark Oppold’s American Agriculture History Minute highlights the people, inventions and milestones that helped…
Smith-Lever Act Created USDA Extension Service in 1914
…farm management. For modern agriculture, the same principle applies as producers confront new challenges involving technology, sustainability, markets, natural resources and changing production conditions. The Legacy of the Smith-Lever Act…