October 20, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Presidential Addresses at the FFA National Convention Thousands of FFA members from across the country will soon converge on Indianapolis for the 95th FFA National Convention READ MORE
October 13, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Get lost! A brief history of the corn maze Fall brings many people to farms across the country to have some fun in the corn maze! READ MORE
October 6, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... American Forestry Foresters of all kinds help manage the nation’s woodlands and meet the environmental challenges facing America’s landscape READ MORE
September 22, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... The Mechanical Reaper: The impact of an important farming invention Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper had a far-reaching impact on American agriculture READ MORE
September 15, 2022Hansen's histories ... Noble Steeds: Queen Elizabeth’s connection to Kentucky horse country Some say that Kentucky was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite place in the United States READ MORE
September 8, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Johnny Appleseed: The fact and fiction on the folk legend This wanderer has achieved mythic status in American folklore alongside the likes of Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Pecos Bill, and others READ MORE
September 1, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... Land Grant Universities Land-grant universities were established in part to aid and improve the agriculture industry in the United States READ MORE
August 25, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... British Invasion: The British roots of some of America’s dairy breeds Learn about the British bovines whose descendants are a part of the modern American dairy industry READ MORE
August 18, 2022Hansen's Histories ... Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello: An agricultural laboratory At his home at Monticello, Jefferson created not just a profitable farm, but also an ever-growing horticultural laboratory of plants READ MORE
August 4, 2022HANSEN'S HISTORIES ... County fairs: An American tradition for more than 2 centuries County and state fairs have been an agricultural tradition in the United States for over 200 years READ MORE