The Danforth Foundation was established
In 1927, The Danforth Foundation was a private, independent foundation established in 1927 by William H. Danforth founder…
In 1927, The Danforth Foundation was a private, independent foundation established in 1927 by William H. Danforth founder…
On Nov. 14, 1925, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents filed the charter for the Wisconsin Alumni…
On Jun. 22, 1925, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents officially established the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation…
In 1925, Nikolai Vavilov led Russian plant hunters on the first attempt to “cover the globe” in search…
In 1923, more than 50,000 foreign plants had been introduced into the United States since 1862 by the…
On Jul. 8, 1921, the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association (Land O’Lakes) was founded in Saint Paul as a…
In 1920’s, Oregon State University (OSU) professor of horticulture Ernest H. Wiegand developed the modern method of manufacturing…
In 1918, geneticist Donald Jones invents the double-cross (the crossing of two single crosses) that moves hybrid corn…
On Sept. 23, 1912, the William Marsh Rice Institute (Rice University) opened its doors on the anniversary date…
On Mar. 15, 1912, Dr. Harvey Wiley, “Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act,” resigned as chief…
On Jan. 20, 1912, a group of 11 northern Illinois farmers, bankers and county officials laid the foundation…
In 1911, Lue Gim Gong, aka the ‘Citrus Wizard of Florida’, successfully produced a new orange hybrid, known…
In 1910, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s first building, Connaway Hall, was built to house…
On Apr. 1, 1909, Arkansas State University was founded by Act 100 of the 37th Arkansas General Assembly….
In 1897, Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza in Switzerland. The electricity was…
On Feb. 27, 1906, Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle was published. The book gave graphic descriptions of the…
In 1905, the Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas) college of agriculture was created. Classes began at the…
In 1904, Charles Van Hise, president of the University of Wisconsin, declared that ‘the beneficent influence of the…
In 1903, the nation’s first cooperative agricultural extension program was launched when Iowa State professor Perry Holden, a…
In 1902, Harvey W. Wiley, M.D., a chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced the formation of…
In 1897, the tea Importation Act passed, providing for Customs inspection of all tea entering U.S. ports, at…
On Mar. 4, 1896, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation establishing the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical…
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…
In 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (HSPA) was founded. The HSPA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated…
In 1894, George Washington Carver, educator, scientist, business leader, and renown agriculturist received a B.S. from the Iowa…
On Feb. 16, 1893, the Agricultural College of the State of Montana was founded as the state’s land-grant…
On Feb. 13, 1893, the Montana State Legislature authorized the creation of the University of Montana. The University…
On Jan. 13, 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, now known as Washington State University…
On Dec. 24, 1890, the University of Central Oklahoma was founded by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature as the…
On Mar. 28, 1890, Washington Agricultural College and School of Science (Washington State University) was established as a…