Discover how manure, wood ash, and modern NPK fertilizer transformed American agriculture long before tractors and steam engines.

Discover how German, Scottish, and Irish immigrants shaped early American agriculture through oxen plowing, livestock herding, and family farm ...

Happy Independence Day, U.S.A! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend celebrating our great nation’s independence with a good, old-fashioned cookout. To me, one of the best summer meals is a ...

“The Spinach King” tells the story of the Seabrook Farms, a major American vegetable supplier, and its patriarch, Charles Franklin Seabrook. The book explores agricultural history, family drama, and ...

Have you ever wondered where our agricultural crops come from? And what were they like thousands of years ago, or hundreds of years ago? Our food crops today are in fact very different from the ...

The Section of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture and Mining, dates back to 1921, when specimens and models of agricultural implements and objects relating to the history of agriculture in this ...

Agriculture has played an indelible role in the Yakima Valley’s history. As the world has modernized, it’s easy to forget the history of early farming and agriculture. Luckily, to help preserve that ...

R. Douglas Hurt, professor and head of Purdue’s Department of History, can talk about the history of American agriculture, including the economic, industrial and social role that state fairs play in ...