Old Mission Peninsula, North of Traverse City, Michigan DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Michigan Becomes a Top Agricultural Producing State…
American Agriculture History Minute: John Holmes’ Contributions to Agriculture
John Clough Holmes, January 1883 Public Domain/Wikipedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: John Holmes’ Contributions to Agriculture John Holmes is part…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of Factory-Made Agricultural Equipment
A mower, the tool used for cutting hay, vintage line drawing or engraving. DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Development of…
American Agriculture History Minute: Major Change in Agriculture from Hand Power to Horses
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Agricultural production continued to expand in the early 1800s, but still by 1850, it took 75 to 90 labor…
American Agriculture History Minute: Minnesota the Early Flour Capital of the U.S.
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Minnesota the Early Flour Capital of the U.S. You wouldn’t think Minnesota would be the…
American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanization Improves Labor Hours and Corn Production
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanization Improves Labor Hours and Corn Production In 1850, it’s estimated that it took 75…
USDA to Lead March Trade Mission to Guatemala
…and two state departments of agriculture. “Expanding export opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses remains a top priority for the USDA,” said Mark Slupek, Acting Associate Administrator of the…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ferguson’s Three-Point Hitch Changes Agriculture
Image by photosergii@gmail.com/DepositPhotos I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Irishman Harry Ferguson is part of American Agriculture History. He’s credited with developing and patent the first hydraulic…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Expansion and Diversification
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. In the early 1900s, American agriculture continued to expand and diversify. The first ten years of the century, George…
American Agriculture History Minute: First Major Agriculture Revolution
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: First Major Agriculture Revolution The 1870s was the first major agricultural revolution with moving from…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of the Wealthy Apple
…4.0/Wikipedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Development of the Wealthy Apple In 1860, Horace Greeley wrote in his New York Tribune…
American Agriculture History Minute: Anna Baldwin Changes the Dairy Industry Forever
Anna Baldwin milking machine revolutionized the American dairy industry / By PA Department of Agriculture (X post) I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute:…
American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Helped Change Colorado Agriculture
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. After a long dry trek across what is now Nebraska and Kansas, early settlers saw little or no value…
American Agriculture History Minute: Future Bright for Colorado After Discovery of Gold, Silver, and the Railroad
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early settlers found a lot to like once they crossed the Appalachians and settled in states like Ohio, Illinois,…