PBS Terra. Once towering over eastern U.S. forests, billions of American chestnut trees nourished ecosystems, built homes, and …
America’s Great Lost Tree Is Finally Returning
Category: Crops and Cultures
The Ancient Crops We’ve Forgotten How to Grow
SciShow. Today, humans live on just a few staple crops, like maize, rice, and wheat. But in the …
When Ancient Weeds Fooled Us
PBS Eons. Ancient weeds began mimicking early crops again and again over the course of the agricultural revolution, …
Date Culture in Iraq
USDA. This 12-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. The …
CIP Story: Peru’s Promise
Stefan Mohl, International Potato Center. Peru, home to more than 5,000 of potatoes, is facing severe challenges due …
Preserving Papua New Guinea’s Sweetpotato Diversity
Crop Trust, Birte Komolong (NARI) Sweetpotato has been a vital crop in Papua New Guinea for over 400 …
Crop Chronicles
Crop Trust Crop Chronicles is a multimedia campaign that uncovers the stories of the crops that feed the …
Foxtail Millet – Reintroduction to Taiwan
Hsin Yi Tseng, Yen Yu Lin, and Qing Xiong Ba Changing agricultural practices resulted in the gradual …
Experimental Crops in Colorado
Whitney Cranshaw What is Whitney growing!? Visit Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center (ARDEC) to …
How Corn Took Over the World
Shane Campbell-Staton, Human Footprint, PBS As one industrialized strain of corn is dominating the market, it’s rapidly replacing …