If its not hard, its not worth doing.
U.S. and EU trade diplomats must keep this slogan in mind as they prepare to negotiate a sweeping free-trade agreemen...
When the biotechnology antagonists try to stoke fear by warning about superweeds, they make these plants sound like an alarming cross between the unruly dinos...
Its a familiar bit of wisdom: Past performance predicts future performance. Employers use it when they hire workers, investors when they pick stocks, and farme...
The United States is suffering through one of the worst droughts in its history, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing earlier this month that more...
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum won the Louisiana primary on Saturday, pumping new life into his campaign following last weeks big win by Mitt Ro...
Sometimes you just have to pay attention.
I do not grow organic crops on my farm and often do not listen to discussions about organic rules and regulations....
Yet sometimes the conventional wisdom is worth proving because the stakes are so high. A good example is a new study from the Department of Agriculture. It...
The point is that all names aren’t equal. Some are better than others, which is why I support the petition to let food makers refer to high fructose ...
That same imbalance of power is a real problem for farmers and ranchers in the United States. Farmers are proud of their independence, but millions of growe...
John Reifsteck operates a corn and soybean farm in western Champaign County, Illinois. He served on the Global Farmer Network Board of Directors, and is a former Chair. John currently serves as Chairman and President of the GROWMARK Board of Directors-a farm supply and marketing cooperative that operates principally in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ontario.
