October 12, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... The Farmer's Fall Fun: Husking Bees and Cornhusking Competitions To this day, many Midwestern states have cornhusking competitions each year READ MORE
October 5, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Head, Heart, Hands, and Health: A Short History of 4-H In honor of National 4-H Week October 1-7, take a look back at some of the highlights of 4-H’s history READ MORE
September 28, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... The Three Sisters of Native American Agriculture Three Sisters cultivation was practiced by Native American tribes across North America READ MORE
September 21, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Wild Horses: A Symbol of the American West The wild horses that exist in the U.S. today are likely descendants of Spanish horses READ MORE
September 14, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Back to School: The One-Room Schoolhouse and American Rural Education For America’s rural schoolkids education came in various forms, and for over a century the one-room schoolhouse was the main source for farm kids to get schooling READ MORE
September 7, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Ag in the Air: A Flight Through Agricultural Aviation It was not long after WWI that the idea of using airplanes in agriculture took root in the United States READ MORE
August 24, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Plains to the Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Farm Life- Part 2 After starting as an outsider candidate, Carter beat Gerald Ford and was elected president in 1976 READ MORE
August 10, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... When Life Gives You Lemons: Lemonade Through the Years This sweet and tangy drink has a long history and has been enjoyed by people across the world through the centuries READ MORE
August 3, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Okies: The Dust Bowl's Migrants and their Legacy Those who grew up as Okies and received the name as an insult found the name to have newfound respect by the time they reached old age READ MORE
July 27, 2023HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... The Dust Bowl: The Great Depression’s Ecological Disaster The causes of the Dust Bowl come from several sources in the decades prior to the 1930s READ MORE