There once were thousands of acres in the Hawaiian islands devoted to growing pineapple. Much has changed over time. Today there is but one major…

Many seed companies have research stations in locations that can grow multiple crops each year.  However, one of those locations is in jeopardy of being…

Many farmers must deal with conditions that are both hot and cold, wet and dry, tough and tougher.  So, on the surface, farming in the…

The average American eats about 25 pounds of bananas each year.  It’s safe to say most of us can’t tell you much about how to…

American Countryside listeners recently had  a chance to tour agriculture in Hawaii.  One of the highlights was a farm growing fruits common for us to…

They are some of the largest boat docks you’ll ever see.  Not mere spots on a lake from which to fish, but rather one thousand…

In the 1930s a cowboy song began to get quite a bit of air time on radio stations.  But suddenly the music stopped, when one…

It was an act that seemed unthinkable.  Another nation’s army marched into the United States capital and burned its most important government buildings to the…

When World War II began, many men here in Navajo country volunteered for the armed forces.  Some of those men were asked to use their…

It’s difficult for many of us to name many specific battles or events in World War I.  We may have learned the war began when…