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The Agricultural History Society counts a diverse group of scholars and agriculturalists as active members. Here are some examples. Click on a preview to view the entire profile. You can read past profiles in the archives.

Scott Peters Current Project Between 1948-2002, the national land-grant and cooperative extension systems published several official documents on the nature, purpose, and direction of extension work. Utilizing critical discourse analysis, my work examines the pedagogical, epistemological, political, and cultural assumptions and implications of these documents. Hobbies Collecting rare agriculture-related books . . . Favorite Agricultural/Rural Movie "Änglagård" . . . Read the entire profile.		Angus R. McGillivery Current Projects Angus's current research interests focus on aspects of seeds, soils, and society in relation to themes of land, labor, and livestock that are associated with the historical continuities and discontinuities of mixed farming technologies since the Middle Ages.. . . . Interests Angus combines his love of mixed-farming with his passion for history by researching in the Antipodean field of British settler agriculture and the teaching of Australian history at La Trobe University, Melbourne. . . . Favorite Agricultural Movie "The Man from Snowy River" and "The Farm". . . Read the entire profile.

Tom Brooking Current Project I am working on the reconstruction of the New Zealand grasslands 1850s-1920s . . . Hobbies Golf, walking, food and wine tasting, music Favorite Agricultural Movie "My Brilliant Career" (Australia), as well as,. . . Read the entire profile.		Sara E. Morris Current Project I am planning on exploring the experiences of rural women during the 1950s and 1960s. . . . Hobbies Cooking, reading, anticipating life after graduate school Favorite Agricultural Movie "O Pioneers!" Read the entire profile.

Pete Daniel Current Project I am exploring racism in the United States Department of Agriculture, in particular in the years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The focus is on the Farmers Home Administration, the Agricultural Stabilization, Conservation Service, and the Federal Extension Service. . . Hobbies Photography. . . Favorite Agricultural Movie "The Immigrants". . . Read the entire profile.		Jeannie M. Whayne Current Project I'm finishing a book on the Lee Wilson plantation of Mississippi County in northeastern Arkansas. At 60,000 acres in 1933, at the time of the original owners death, it was one of the largest cotton plantations in the South. . . . Hobbies Reading, gardening, walking on the beach . . . Favorite Agricultural Movie "Places in the Heart" . . . Read the entire profile.