Founded by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, the Department of Agriculture safeguards farming standards and boosts rural development through a series of progressive programs.

For over a hundred years, the U.S. government used education as a tool to assimilate Native American children into American society - by systematically erasing their history, culture, and language.

In the mid-19th century, only around 3% of those who traveled West on the Oregon Trail were Black. Among them was Letitia Carson, the only Black woman in Oregon to successfully receive land through the Homestead Act.

As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and enlighten.

Geography of the Midwest Region of the United States evaluates the characteristics of the Midwest region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.

Rain Forest Destruction researches current topics of rain forest destruction and the effects on the people in Brazil and around the world.

The Southern Colonies examines colonial life in the original thirteen colonies by listing characteristics of the Southern colonies.

Geography of the Southeast United States evaluates the characteristics of the Southeast region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.

This video is answering the question of how do indigenous people help biodiversity.

Diamante Poems reviews the elements of a diamante poem and explains how to compose one.

A look at the devastating conditions in the central plains states during much of the Great Depression.

A video entitled "Biotechnology and Plants" discusses the meaning of biotechnology and how this new field of technology is used to change the way that farmers grow plants.

The Dirty Thirties refers to the worst man-made ecological crisis in US history – when irresponsible farming habits, drought and storms led to Black Blizzards that took the lives of thousands.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) presents a documentary on soil conservation pioneer Hugh Hammond Bennett, the history of our agency and the birth of the private lands conservation movement in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping an American Indian tribe in West Texas restore the value of its traditional lands.

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are studying ways to keep honeybees stress-free and healthy. These pollinators are important to American agriculture and our nation’s food crops. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary reports from...

The FT’s Harriet Agnew visits what will be the world’s largest rooftop farm and a company growing strawberries and herbs in shipping containers. In the French countryside, she explores a chateau farm that shuns pesticides and ploughing,...

The video is a lecture presentation on fish farming. It discusses why fish is a good source of protein and nutrients for humans and other animals, as well as how fish farming helps conserve wild fish stocks. The video also talks about...

David Korten critiques the current capitalist system for exacerbating economic disparities and undermining the democratic process, suggesting that it operates counter to the interests of the broader society by prioritizing corporate...

Trade relations with the European Union have been fraught the last few years. European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski discusses where there is progress and what the future holds with WSJ's Patrick McGroarty.

Paul Roberts explores the unintended consequences of innovations in food production, starting with the post-World War II discovery that led to widespread use of antibiotics in livestock, which initially boosted production but later...

Human activity can have a huge ripple effect on wild species - learn how activities such as human development and the introduction of domestic sheep can wreak havoc on native populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has launched a water and wildlife conservation effort along the Gulf Coast of the United States. In the first of a five part series on five different states, the USDA's Bob Ellison has more...

Joan Dye Gussow discusses the transformative shifts in the U.S. food system, emphasizing the transition from natural, whole foods to nutritionally equivalent, processed alternatives. She critiques the impact of industrialization on food...