Ancient DNA reveals how family bonds helped Andean communities survive climate crisis, disease, and the pressures of early ...

After 200,000 years of hunting and gathering, a history-defining decision was made. Starting roughly 12,000 years ago, at least seven different groups of humans independently began to settle down and ...

The Ivy Creek Foundation will host its Farm Day event on Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ivy Creek Natural Area and Historic River View Farm. The event is designed to celebrate and experience ...

July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth — the Semiquincentennial. Agriculture has played a pivotal role in the history and success of the United States. New England farmers were ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Do you have a kid obsessed with tractors? Do you find yourself craning to see tractors in the fields during the harvest? Does the sight of a tractor in action give you a warm ...

SURRY, Va. — I recently visited the Farm and Forestry Museum at Chippokes State Park to learn more about the history of farming in Virginia. I got a museum tour from Shannon Carlin, the Chief Ranger ...

In 1971 J.I. Rodale, 72, was at a place he probably could not have imagined when he came to the Lehigh Valley in the 1930s. From a small, abandoned farm in rural Emmaus he had seen his ideas grow into ...

Burt and Nicholas explore how agriculture shaped the nation’s history and how it continues to evolve. Nicholas travels to Illinois to retrace John Deere’s beginnings in a small blacksmith shop, then ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Doug Sackman is a history professor at the University of ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. WESTMINSTER — Roger Allbee will speak about his new book, "Turning the Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture" at the Westminster Institute’s ...