early American farming

Early 19th Century Farming Shaped America’s Economy

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

…core of daily life and national growth. Agriculture as the Foundation of American Life During this period, nearly every household relied on the land for survival. Agriculture dominated work, trade,…

supply

How Supply and Demand Shaped Early U.S. Agriculture

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

…on how supply aligned with global demand. Cotton Gin Innovation and Its Impact on Cotton Prices The invention of the cotton gin revolutionized cotton production across the South. With processing…

southern agriculture

Southern Agriculture: The Rise of Plantations and Cotton’s Global Impact

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Cotton, Soil, This Land of Ours

…cotton fibers from seeds, it made large-scale cotton production far more efficient and profitable. Cotton soon became the South’s leading export crop, earning it the nickname “King Cotton.” However, this…

California Ag Tech

Inside FIRA USA 2025: California’s AgTech Future

DanAgri-Business, Biotechnology, Industry, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Soil, Special Reports, Technology, Water

…that her passion for ag tech is rooted in protecting farmers and strengthening the long-term sustainability of agriculture. National Interest in Ag AI and Robotics FIRA 2025 also drew attention…

Homestead Act

Homestead Act and America’s Westward Expansion

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

…Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789 – 2011; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. By 1813, America’s western frontier stretched…

plantation agriculture

The Rise of Plantation Agriculture in Early America

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…sustain a growing and diverse rural population. The Cotton Revolution After 1800 Following 1800, the discovery of new cotton varieties and the invention of the cotton gin transformed the Southern…

cotton

From Barley to Cotton: How America’s Early Crops Shaped Agriculture

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Cotton, Grain, This Land of Ours

…social and political history of the growing nation. Cotton: The Crop That Changed Everything By the early 19th century, cotton had risen to dominance as a major plantation crop. Its…

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

…that national donors have written off California, funneling money instead to battleground states. “Until we get enough good candidates who can explain how to fix things—not just what’s wrong—we won’t…

Nanette Simonian

Nanette Simonian: Championing California Agriculture & Women in Ag

DanAgri-Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Regulation, Special Reports, Water

…to national politics. She expressed concern about inexperienced decision-makers impacting California’s complex and labor-intensive farming industry. “Farming is such an intimate topic for me. I grew up on a family…