Explore how the California Trail shaped American agriculture, guiding settlers west and influencing farming growth from the Midwest to ...

Discover the origins of farmers markets in America, from Boston’s first market in 1634 to their lasting role in agriculture and local ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The story of American agricultural history runs through Iowa, and during Iowa History Month, it’s a great time to explore the intersection of agriculture and Iowa history. In the late nineteenth 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 ...

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 ...