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Mobilizing the Farm Front – The Harvest Brigade Program

Mobilizing the Farm Front – The Harvest Brigade Program

Name: Mobilizing the Farm Front – The Harvest Brigade Program
Start: 2025-01-26T13:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-26T14:30:00-06:00
Location: South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
977 11th Street
Brookings, SD 57007 United States

Date:: January 26
Time:: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Event Categories:: Educational, University

During WWII, Massey-Harris Co. Ltd. created a movement called the Harvest Brigade to harvest over 1,000,000 acres of wheat for the war effort. Collections coordinator Rachel Clendenin will discuss the Harvest Brigade movement, Massey-Harris’ part in the program, and the effects it had at that time and for the future of agriculture.

This event is FREE and open to the public.