In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold highlights how immigrant groups established distinct agricultural regions whose cultural identities have endured for generations. Dutch, German, Swedish, and Irish immigrants established farming communities throughout the Middle Colonies and areas that are now Virginia and West Virginia . established farming communities throughout the and areas that are now . Entire communities often relocated together or attracted new immigrants from similar backgrounds, allowing their cultural traditions to continue for generations. How Immigrant Farmers Shaped America’s Agricultural Communities