Choosing Technology to Enhance Sustainability
I choose to grow genetically modified crops on my farm for a simple reason: sustainability.
These products of modern science make me more economically and en...
Terry Wanzek
Improved Infrastructure is a Competitive Advantage
Ive always known that moving food from farm to fork depends on excellent infrastructurebut until about fifteen years ago, I took a lot of it for granted.
I...
Message to the NY Times: Farmers Choose to Plant GM Crops Because They Are Delivering Benefits
I dont tell reporters at the New York Times how to write their articles. Maybe they should consider not telling me how to run my farm.
That was my first tho...
A Farmers Journey to Always Be Better
My two-and-a-half-year-old grandson recently stayed at our family farm in North Dakota while his parents enjoyed a few days away.
One morning, he and I got u...
Why Trade Matters
Two weeks ago, my brother, my wife and I, and our farm crew loaded five boxcars with pinto beans grown on our family farm in North Dakota. Bound for Mexico, the...
Food Labels Demand Uniformity and Fairness
Ive been a fan of the Minnesota Vikings ever since my father took me to games that featured Fran Tarkenton at quarterback in the 1970sand I continue to cheer ...
Making the Constitutional Case for Trade Promotion Authority
As a member of North Dakotas state legislature, I take my constitutional duties seriously. Serving in office requires me to take an oath: I solemnly swear to s...
We Have The Power To Choose What We Want to Eat: Labels Should Not Change That
As voters in Colorado and Oregon prepare to consider ballot initiatives next month to require warning labels on food with genetically modified ingredients, they...
Cheerios: Nutritious Finger Food for Generations of Children
When I think of Cheerios, I dont think about GMOs. I think about little kidsand right now, Im thinking about my new grandson.
He was born just before Chri...
Stewards of the Soil
I was taught as a young man that we dont inherit the land from our ancestorswe borrow it from our children.
On my family farm in North Dakota, this could s...
Terry Wanzek
Farmer, North Dakota, USA
Terry Wanzek is a fourth generation North Dakota farmer. This family partnership raises spring wheat, corn, soybeans, barley, dry edible beans and sunflowers. Terry was elected to serve as a North Dakota State Senator, providing leadership to the agriculture committee and serving as Senate President Pro Tempore. Terry volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and continues to provide leadership to the National Association of Wheat Growers and the NoDak Mutual Insurance. He has a degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Jamestown College and completed the Texas A & M Executive Program for Agricultural Producers.