Category Archives: Focus on Agriculture

USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Durum Wheat

Pin ItA total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa.  Earlier versions of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that … Continue reading

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Retail Farmer Mark Freeman Talks about Arizona Agriculture

Mark Freeman comes from a long-time, Arizona farm family and recently retired from the Mesa Fire Dept. where, among many accomplishments, he was their public information officer.

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USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Cattle

Pin ItA total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa.  Earlier versions of these maps appeared in the Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles (MWCACP) handbook that … Continue reading

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Then and Now: Food Prices Over the Past 100 Years

Pin ItThere is no question that things have changed more in the last 100 years than they did in any other 100 year span in history.  From the atom bomb to the smart phone and the moon landing to the … Continue reading

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Smithsonian Launches Agricultural Innovation Donation Website

Pin ItThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History today launched an Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive website through which people can donate objects into the national collections for a new “American Enterprise” exhibition scheduled to open in 2015. Partnering with the American … Continue reading

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