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…
The Marathon of Growing a Crop Only Ends When the Snow Flies
The crop is planted. Time to load up the camper and come back for harvest, right? Not quite. Once upon a time, summer was a much quieter time on the…
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…
The Only Way Out Is Through
One of the hardest things about life is trying to accept all the things you can’t control. As a farmer, that makes up a lot of stuff. In any given…
Does The Earth Have Too Many People?
There’s just not enough to go around. Mass depletion, and eventual elimination, of resources seems inevitable for a species that just can’t seem to ever have enough. We consume everything…