On this day in agriculture history | Wednesday, March 24, 2021

What has happened in agriculture on March 24 over the years? Here are a few snapshots from history.

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Photo: Derek Sawyer

1 year ago

Students were home due to coronavirus precautions, and missing classroom and FFA activities. Alex Rogers, the agriculture instructor and FFA advisor for Southeast Warren Schools in Liberty Center, Iowa, compiled a list of online resources and educational activities related to agriculture to help kids make the best of their homeschool experience.

5 years ago

Wildfires swept across north-central Oklahoma and south-central Kansas, burning more than 600 square miles. In addition to smoke, sand and dust picked up by winds in the burned areas created visibility issues for farmers and ranchers trying to save their livestock and property.

6 years ago

Abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions were covering many northern corn growing states including the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin according to the March 24, 2015, U.S. Drought Monitor.

U.S. drought monitor map from March 24, 2015
U.S. Drought Monitor
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