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Articles

How much do you know about eggs?
Are brown eggs better? What does grade AA mean when talking about eggs? Find the answers and more here.

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Is It True That Cows Lie Down When It's About To Rain?
Ever wonder if cows can foretell the weather? Some believe that if cows are lying down rain is on its way. Is this a good method of predicting rain?

Test Your Food Trivia
Strange but true food facts. See how many you know.

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

Winter Feeding Mistakes
Try these solutions for Cattle Feeding foul-ups.

Move over fossil fuels...
It’s time for some ingenuity. Did you know algae can be used to make fuel? Check out some pros and cons of a few alternative fuel sources.

Videos

Jennifer's Garden
See how one Seattle resident turned her entire property into a model of urban agriculture.

Urban Gardeners: Seattle Tilth
Farmers' Almanac TV investigates community gardening and sustainable agriculture right in the heart of Seattle, Washington.

FFA 2005
The FFA is about much more than farming, as we found out when we visited the 2005 FFA Convention in Lousiville, Kentucky.

Vidalia Onions
The story of a small town farmer who, with the help of his family, turned a small tomato farm into the largest Vidalia Onion producer in America.

Visual Journey: Onion Harvest
Farmers' Almanac TV takes you on a visual journey of an onion harvest.

Peanut Farmer
Farmers' Almanac TV visited Plains, Georgia, home of peanut farmer and former President Jimmy Carter.

Benjamin Banneker
The incredible story of the first Almanac written by an African-American--Benjamin Banneker, a son of slaves who solely through 'observational knowledge' taught himself to read, write, make a working clock, and understand the stars.

Stock Dogs
Can your dog do this? See top cattle dogs compete at the biggest agricultural fair in the US in Moultrie, Georgia.

Products

Elephant - DK Eyewitness VHS
The DK Eyewitness Elephant Video traces this impressive animal, and shows you how through war, pageantry, agriculture, and exploration, the elephant has developed a unique relationship with humankind - and become one of the most cherished, yet endangered, animals in...

Season One
Episode 6

EPISODE SIX: URBAN GARDENS & SOUTHWESTERN HEATMeet with the Moffits of Illinois and see their unique collection of antique tools, one of the largest in the world; investigate community gardening and sustainable agriculture right in the heart of Seattle;...

Season Two
Episode 8

Quilted Barns? That's what you'll find in Grundy County, Iowa, where an arts program brought agriculture to the rescue of both the family and Historic barns.Lobsterman Paul Hickey takes us out to sea in one of the countries favorite meals.Surrounded...

Weather Chatter

Winter Weather Terms
November 9, 2006 9:10 AM

Cold, Ice, Snow, Oh My!
December 16, 2006 7:09 AM

Blog

American Agriculture Trivia - Quiz 2
August 18, 2006 7:36 AM


What is the FFA?
October 12, 2006 10:49 AM

All About Dairy Cows
August 8, 2006 12:11 PM

Time to Think Locally
March 26, 2008 10:22 AM

New Face of the FFA - City Folk
November 16, 2006 9:55 AM

Pruning the Vineyard with the Pros
February 23, 2006 4:17 PM