Formosa News Millet was once a staple of Taiwanese agriculture. In the 1970s, many diverse millet varieties from …
Category: History
USDA History Tour
Shelby Calloway In this 55-minute video, historian Shelby Calloway, Ph.D., of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, guides …
History of the U.S. Potato Genebank
John Bamberg Dr. John Bamberg discusses the history of the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It …
An Overview of the USDA TARS
Ricardo Goenaga The Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS) is responsible for the conservation and research of tropical …
The ambitious project to document every fruit in watercolour
Aeon, Sebastian Ko This video describes the legacy of the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection that began in the late 19th …
An Introduction to the USDA Date Palm Collection
Robert Krueger USDA horticulturalist, Robert Krueger, provides a brief overview and history of the national date palm collection in Thermal, …
Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java (1925-1926)
USDA National Agricultural Library This 21-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Naturalized Plant Immigrants: A Bureau of Plant Industry Picture
USDA National Agricultural Library This 23-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Bamboos: The Giant Grasses of the Orient
USDA National Agricultural Library This 10-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …
Persimmon Harvest and Storage in Chihli Province, China
USDA National Agricultural Library This 11-minute video is a historical silent motion picture produced by the USDA in the 1920s. …