Iowa agriculture : a history of farming, family and food / Darcy Dougherty-Maulsby ; foreword by Senator Chuck Grassley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dougherty-Maulsby, Darcy, author.

Contributor:

Grassley, Charles, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Iowa--History.

Agriculture.

Iowa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : American Palate, [2020]

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.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439669730

1439669732