Landscapes that shape us -- Iowa's first farmers -- Pioneer settlement and the making of a farm state -- Growing Iowa's farms and towns -- Bonanza farming, Iowa-style -- Rural Iowa enters the twentieth century -- The culture of iowa agriculture -- Iowa's ag innovators -- Livestock production thrives in Iowa -- Crow production and Iowa's ever changing weather -- Remembering the 1980s farm crisis -- Conserving Iowa's natural resources -- Making the farm-to-fork conenction -- The future of Iowa agrigulture.
Summary:
The Tall Corn State's agricultural history influences countless aspects of modern life. To truly understand Iowa, you have to understand the culture of agriculture--the stories of the people of the land. In many ways, these are untold stories, especially as more generations of families are further removed from living or working on Iowa farms. Visitors from around the globe travel to Iowa annually for major events like the Farm Progress Show, the World Pork Expo and the World Food Prize. Agriculture has shaped Iowa's landscape from the location of towns and the evolution of the world-famous Iowa State Fair to Iowa's beloved culinary traditions like breaded pork tenderloins, sweet corn and more. Join fifth-generation Iowa farmer Darcy Dougherty Maulsby as she details the fascinating history of agriculture in Iowa.
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