Climate Change is Not the Apocalypse
Climate change, along with our other environmental issues, is a solvable problem. Not a crisis. It’s not even our biggest problem.
Category: A Farmer’s Views
The views of this farmer on societal issues and the state of the world we live in.
The Miracle of Incremental Progress
What I’m pointing out is the quiet, slow, but often stunning progress that happens over the course of many years.
Farmers Are The Original Environmentalists. So What Are Governments Trying To Fix?
Agriculture. The ten-thousand-year-old industry responsible for feeding 7.8 billion people alive on this planet today. The business that supplies hundreds of billions of gallons of ethanol and diesel fuel, that…
Have Farmers Failed to Tell Their Story?
Agriculture is in the news in a major way these days. While just a couple of months ago, the big story in agriculture was mass hunger and even starvation due…
Corporations Aren’t Evil
“It’s nothing personal. It’s just business.” How many times have you heard that line in movies, TV shows, books? It’s pretty much the expectation of how businesses will behave: putting…
Do Farmers Really Need Nitrogen Fertilizer?
As we hear more and more about agriculture’s contributions to climate change, a lot of people are wondering why farmers can’t just stop using fertilizer. Some link the need for…
Don’t Tell Farmers How To Farm – Ask Them Instead
I recently attended a virtual conference, hosted by CityAge, called “Farming for the Future”. This digital event included discussions around regenerative agriculture, soil health, farming practices that reduce carbon emissions,…
A Food Crisis
Farmers benefit from the troubles of others. This is one of the often-uncomfortable truths in farming. In a world market, where some countries buy grain and others sell it, we…