Agricultural History

Rain can't dampen fair's opening day (The Auburn Citizen)

4 Jul 2008

WEEDSPORT - Despite a couple of intense downpours early in the day, the Cayuga County Fair opened its gates Thursday afternoon to kick off a long weekend of entertainment and attractions for the holiday weekend.

India food grain waste revealed (BBC News)

4 Jul 2008

More than 1,300,000 tonnes of food grain - worth millions of dollars - went rotten in storage over the last decade in India, officials admit.

Revolutionary grave gives insight into past (The News-Times)

4 Jul 2008

DANBURY -- When Thomas Benedict died on Independence Day -- July 4, 1776 -- the city was gearing up for the Revolutionary War and shifting away from its agricultural roots.Benedict, a likely descendent of the area's founding families, saw a lot of changes in the region during his 76 years.