L’agricultura demostra resistència a través de les flames
The air "was perfectly thick with smoke," wrote George McClellan as he explored the Cascade Mountains in 1853. Forest fires had reduced visibility so much that ...
mark Waggoner
A Phase One US - Tractat de Comerç de la Xina Reality Check
Will the coronavirus outbreak unravel President Trumps new trade deal with China?
The export boom from that trade deal will take longer because of the...
A New Day Dawning for the U.S. i "Land of the Rising Sun"
A new day may be dawning for America's farm and business trade opportunities, thanks to a pending trade agreement with the "Land of the Rising Sun."
President T...
George Washington: Our Founding Farmer
First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
How about first in farming?
Id love to add that label to George Washingt...
Step One to Stop Trade Wars: Ratify the USMCA Now
Time is ticking on tradeand our political leaders in Washington, DC must act immediately to protect American agriculture.
Farmers like me expressed relief t...
Peace Arch Lesson for US-Canada Trade Negotiations
May these gates never be closed, says an inscription on the Peace Arch, a monument that straddles the border between Canada and the United States. Built almos...
Celebrating Americas Independence and Trade that Successfully Supports Us
When our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they had plenty of reasons for wanting to break away from England and its king.
la...
Suport a un campió de ciències del so del Regne Unit: La princesa Anne
Farmers have a new favorite member of the British royal family: La princesa Anne.
Queen Elizabeth, és clar, is regal and steadya model leader of a constituti...
Mandatory GM Labels Do Not Help Consumers
Nobody in the Evergreen State wants to refight an old battle over labeling food that may contain genetically modified ingredients. Per a nosaltres, its a settled questi...
Chipotle Needs to Start Telling the Complete Truth
Chipotles CEO Steve Ells has embarked on an apology tour: The fact that anyone has become ill eating at Chipotle is completely unacceptable to me and I am dee...
mark Waggoner
granger, Washington, EUA
Mark Wagoner és un agricultor familiar de tercera generació al sud-est de l'estat de Washington, on cultiva llavors d'alfals per a quatre grans empreses de llavors. Basant-se en l’abella alcalina, una abella nidificant de terra autòctona, i abelles talladores de fulles per a la pol·linització, Mark treballa amb la National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance i l'Agència de Protecció del Medi Ambient (EPA) per assegurar que s’utilitzin insecticides segurs i efectius durant el vol de les abelles. Marqueu els voluntaris com a membre de la junta de la Global Farmer Network i de molts altres consells que tracten problemes d’ús de l’aigua i del sòl. He has been appointed to the Washington State Department of Ecology Walla Walla Valley 2050 Committee, a planning group to improve water availability in the Valley. Treballa diligentment per desenvolupar i implementar estratègies de convivència per produir convencionals, alfals orgànics i genèticament millorats.