In the 1860s, when many men marched off to the Civil War, many farms were left to the care of women, children, and older farmers. New machinery made it possible for them to produce food to support ...
Some ag oriented measures were part of legislation approved this weekend – Continuing Resolution funding the federal government through mid-March. Rod Bain reports.
Most land-grant universities we’re familiar with, like Iowa State or Kansas State University and others, were established very soon after the Morrill Act of 1862. But land-grant universities and ...