History May Repeat Itself
President Trump wants to give $12 billion to farmers like me, to make up for the losses we’re suffering from America’s trade wars. I appreciate the gesture. ...
Daniel Kelley
Technology is Getting CRISPR
The future of farming just got a lot brighter. On March 28, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that his department won’t add a new layer of...
Let’s Get Trade Back on Fast Track
Nearly everybody’s weighing in on the fate of our vital trade agreement with Canada and Mexico- NAFTA. However, if you think America’s most important trading pr...
The Benefits of NAFTA are in the Present
Farmers are mostly pleased with President Trump’s first year—but we’re also worried about what comes next. Our general approval was on display last week, whe...
Peace Erupts Over Food
A century ago, war raged across Europe. Millions of soldiers and civilians died in the epic conflict of World War I. In the first year of the fighting, howev...
Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food – America’s Farmers
We hear a lot of sharp talk these days about “the 1%.” Its members have too much. Or they don’t contribute enough. You’ve heard the complaints from politicians ...
Nobody Wants to Hurt Honeybees
Nobody wants to hurt honeybees. Not only are they an important part of the environment, but as pollinators, they’re also essential to agriculture. I’ve heard th...
An Illinois Farmer Adds His Voice in a Message to EPA: Ditch the Rule
A comedian once asked why we drive on parkways and park on driveways. Let me tell you about another semantic mystery: waterways. They aren’t always what t...
In a World of Changing Climate, Agriculture Will Continue to Adapt with New Technologies
A recently released report on climate change from the United Nations contains the usual warnings about the future, from melting polar caps to chronic heat waves...
Daniel Kelley
Farmer, Illinois, USA
Daniel (Dan) Kelley grows corn and soybeans on a family farm near Normal, IL in partnership with his two brothers and his son. Dan has a long history with agriculture cooperative systems, providing leadership to GROWMARK and Denver-based CoBank. Dan volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and continues to provide leadership to the Nationwide Insurance and Nationwide Bank boards of directors. With a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Illinois State University, he has received many accolades and awards in the agribusiness community, including the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.