Minnesota: America’s Flour Capital in 1915 - This Land of Ours Southeast AgNET

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When people think about America’s agricultural powerhouses, Minnesota is not always the first state that comes to mind. Yet in 1915, Minnesota stood at the very center of the U.S. ... Read More The post How Minneapolis Mills Produced Nearly All of the Nation’s Flour appeared first on AgNet West.

Minnesota: America’s Flour Capital in 1915 - This Land of Ours Southeast AgNET

When people think about America’s agricultural powerhouses, Minnesota is not always the first state that comes to mind. Yet in 1915, Minnesota stood at the very center of the U.S. food system. As Mark Oppold explains in this American Agriculture History Minute, the state—driven by milling giants in Minneapolis—became the flour capital of the United States, producing nearly all of the nation’s flour at its peak. Minnesota’s Peak Flour Production …