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History & Culture

Agricultural history, folklore, forecasting, world cultures, crafts, and heritage traditions.

29 stories across the archive

Native foods represent past, present, and future.

Folk Forecasting

Old wives' tales guide farmers through the seasons.

A Thousand Thanks

Flag display connects community to its veterans.

Glimpses of the nomad cultures that once ruled the world.

Ag Innovation Over 50 Years - 1976-2026

Ag Innovation Over 50 Years - 1976-2026

September/October 1976

Ag Innovation Over 50 Years - 1976-2026

A lot can happen in fifty years…

Firewood Basics

How to get the most from your wood-cutting efforts.

Old-school tanning techniques.

Phytoculture Replication

The quest to preserve ancient varieties.

Last One Standing

Pushing through the pain to claim the Extreme Chili Alliance Belt Match.

Bridging the Pacific

Reconstructed Japanese farmhouse in Oregon links two cultures.

An Eggs-traordinary Art

Ukrainian Easter eggs make family heirlooms and fun.

Gathering Wool, Creating Art

Needle felting from farm to form.

The Erie Canal at 200

America's first massive infrastructure project set the stage for agriculture’s success.

The history of agriculture has stories at home in a spy novel.

Behind the scenes with John Deere's archivist.

A Sport of Beauty

Grace, athleticism...and a cloud of dust.

Tallgrass Troubadour

A cowboy poet is inspired by the Kansas Flint Hills.

Giving life to treasured pieces.

The quest to preserve ancient varieties.

Thousand-Year Timeline

Traditional Maya crops position this farm for the future.

Floating Harvest

Following the call to wild rice.

1,500 years of tree ring data shows wild climate swings on the prairies.

The Man from Muscotah

Jay Armstrong pays forward the lessons he learned from his ancestors.

A World of Spice

Spices laid the foundations of global trade and they're still driving changes today.

Fervor Feathers

Birding has never been more popular.

A rancher champions the American bison's enduring legacy.

A Lookout and a Luthier

Remotely stationed fire lookout fills solitary summer hours crafting fine violins.

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