Top 5 Ag Attractions in the Exhibit
There’s so much to see at the new American Enterprise exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History that it can be hard to know where to start.
With an average of 20,000 daily visitors and even more on weekends and holidays, it helps to have a game plan.
If a visit to Washington D.C. is in your future, here are 5 agriculture-related areas at the American Enterprise exhibit that you won’t want to miss.
Farming Challenge
![]() This attraction allows visitors to climb into an interactive tractor simulator and see if they have what it takes to be a farmer in today’s economy. In the driver’s seat of their own business, visitors process lots of information before making financially important decisions. In a game-like format, visitors answer a series of questions, make decisions and see how those decisions impact the business.
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Fordson Tractor
![]() In the 1920s, Henry Ford and his engineers applied techniques developed in the automobile industry to revolutionize tractor production. An example of their products is one of the centerpieces of the exhibit. They implemented mass production, assembly lines, large factories, and specialized machinery. Mass production lowered prices as many farmers began to move away from horse-drawn equipment to more mechanization.
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Tribute to Norman Borlaug
![]() Dr. Borlaug is known for developing wheat hybrids adapted to diverse growing conditions and featuring high yield potential. Those new wheat varieties and improved crop-management practices transformed agricultural production and sparked what is known as the “Green Revolution.” Because of his achievements to prevent hunger and famine around the world, it is said that Dr. Borlaug saved more than a billion people from starvation.
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Cool Tools
![]() Farmers use some of the most advanced equipment around. But those complex implements began as simple machines that made farmer’s lives easier and crop production more efficient. Take a step back in time to see the humble beginnings of some of today’s most vital machinery.
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Awesome Artifacts
![]() The history of agricultural development is full of iconic pieces. From artifacts surrounding the use of biotechnology, including a gene gun, to global positioning equipment, the exhibit features an array of artifacts representative of agriculture’s growth and impact.
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