by Doug Mayo | Jan 30, 2026
This week’s featured video was published by PerisocpeFilm. The video highlights the progress and prosperity of rural America in the post-World War II era. According to the publisher, “Life On The Modern Farm” is a 1950 film reviewing the latest...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 16, 2026
This week’s featured video is not specifically related to agriculture, but it does show how far technology has come in the last 75 years. In 1954, Southern Bell created a movie short to provide instructions for people on how to dial a call directly using a...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 9, 2026
In this week’s video, Sunshine State Insider explores the rise, peak, and dramatic decline of Florida’s citrus industry. Florida Citrus was once one of the most important agricultural industries in the state. From historic freezes and explosive development, to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 19, 2025
This week’s featured video was produced by Heavy Steel Marvels to share the story of how Sears & Roebuck Catalog orders revolutionized rural America. Farm families in the late 1800s and much of the 1900s had very limited access to purchasing machinery,...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 15, 2025
This week, Jackson County turned 203. On August 12, 1822, Jackson County was formed by dividing Escambia County, and was named after the Territorial Governor, Andrew Jackson (who later became the 7th U.S. President in 1829). This took place just 11 months after the...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 18, 2025
As a high school student, I remember watching neat old movies about farming in FFA, so I always love finding these old films on YouTube. This week’s feature video was an Encyclopedia Britannica film produced to highlight modern corn farming in 1960. In the...
