The high cost of labor drove inventors to create machines that would make farming cheaper and profits...
Agriculture
Explore agriculture as the foundation of settled societies, from early cultivation to industrial farming and current debates over sustainability. These studies examine how food production transformed the land and human communities.
Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds and farm equipment that breaks down. Introduction...
There is no doubt that fruit trees are an excellent source of nutrition. They provide essential vitamins,...
Improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey, odorous fungus to be farmed in new landscapes. Introduction Every...
Taking time to talk is a good way to relieve the isolation that most ag workers experience...
American agriculture and rural life underwent a tremendous transformation in the 20th century. Abstract The structure of...
The ghost of the Incas’ farming achievements still shadows the Andes. They were masters of their harsh...
A series of inventions led to dramatic changes in medieval agricultural technology. In 600 CE, Europe had...
Emerging technologies are changing the role of farmers, agronomists, and agricultural intermediaries. Introduction Emerging technologies in the...
The earliest evidence of small-scale cultivation of edible grasses is from around 21,000 BCE. Introduction Agriculture began independently...
Terracing has been used for centuries to help prevent fire, moderate temperatures, and make farming possible. Surrounded...
Three events set the stage—and would influence agriculture for centuries—in Europe. Introduction Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes...
As of 2019, more than 62% of all foreign-owned agricultural land in the United States was owned...
These insecticides harm nontarget insects, mammals, and birds. States are starting to restrict use of these products....
The shift from the hunter-gatherer strategy to farming occurred in stages. Introduction The Neolithic Revolution began between 10,000 and...
34 percent of agricultural land is degraded and water is overdrawn. The land and water resources farmers...
Understanding why and how land loss continues to reproduce black dispossession. After hundreds of years of violence...
Farming began in the 4th millennium BCE in the hill country of southeastern Turkey, western Iran, and...
Higher global temperatures and more extreme weather events will reduce the reliability of food production. Introduction In...
We have to learn how we can adapt the food supply system at a global and regional...
Famine was commonplace and social hierarchies were often brutally enforced. Introduction Medieval cuisine includes foods, eating habits, and...
The birth of agriculture was a pivotal moment in human history. Introduction The ancient Near East, and the...
The Egyptians took advantage of the natural cyclical flooding pattern of the Nile. Introduction The civilization of ancient...
The great majority of the people ruled by Rome were engaged in agriculture. Introduction Roman agriculture describes the...
Millets can be the wonder crop providing food, nutrition and livelihood security. Introduction “There is a marked...
As sugar production spread across the Caribbean, it fueled massive growth in African slavery. Introduction The first...
The Portuguese ultimately took control of worldwide sugar production in the 15th century. Introduction From a humble...
Three events set the stage—and would influence agriculture for centuries—in Europe. Introduction Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes...
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic...
Without imported food, Athens would have starved. The 630,000 acres of land in Attica, the region in...