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

How the Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, canals, and steamboats transformed early American agriculture and opened fertile western lands to ...

HBCU is an acronym used to describe Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Although this description was not formally adopted by the U.S. Department of Education until 1965, such institutions ...

R. Douglas Hurt, professor and head of the Department of History at Purdue University, can talk about Indiana's agriculture history as it relates to the state's bicentennial celebration. Hurt can talk ...

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 ...

When Monica White came to teach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in fall 2012, she knew she had a book to write. White had spent the previous few years teaching in the sociology department at ...

St. Croix had such a rich history in agriculture. Today, the island doesn’t reflect that it was once known as the “Garden Spot of the Antilles.” In 1892, the government of the Danish West Indies ...

MARSHFIELD – How is a fair born? In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, local farmers Levi Walker and George Martin Baker were looking for a way for residents to come together to discuss agriculture.

MARSHFIELD – How is a fair born? In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, local farmers Levi Walker and George Martin Baker were looking for a way for residents to come together to discuss agriculture.