The Future of Drought-Tolerant Wheat is Near
I have seen the future of wheat and it’s in Argentina. Or at least one version of it which would be of great benefit to an Australian farmer like me. Let ...
Technology
The Power of a Farmer’s Story
Christmas is a season for stories. We tell tales about the Nativity and the three kings. We also laugh about the time when Uncle Klaus wore the awful sweater to...
Uruguay Steps Up With Other Countries To Support Innovative Technology
People eat food every day, but many of them have no idea where their food comes from. Even fewer understand how farmers are challenged to produce it. That’s...
A Sensible Decision to Support Safe Crop Protection Options
Their names almost make them sound like the villains in an old John Wayne movie: Palmer Amaranth, Tall Waterhemp, and Giant Ragweed. In reality, they’re am...
An Island Farmer’s Perspective: Technology Matters
On my island here in the Philippines, farmers still use water buffalo to plow their fields. In the Camotes Islands—three little islands that sit at the hear...
Technology Will Improve Food Access and Health for All Nigerians
Nigerian farming finally has entered the 21st century. This year, at long last, we will have the opportunity to plant GMOs—and I’m ready to join the global agri...
The Story Behind Your Glass of Milk
I’m a dairy farmer who loves to tell the story behind a glass of milk! Every story about the food we eat is important, but I think it has become even more impo...
This Farmer Dietitian Does Not Trust the Wizardry of Dr. Oz
It’s time to pull back the curtain on Dr. Oz and expose him for the fearmonger that he is. The daily television show of the man whose full name is Mehmet Oz ...
US East Coast Hazelnuts A Breeding Triumph
I’m a failed hazelnut farmer. Then again, so is every other farmer who has tried to grow hazelnuts in New Jersey. In fact, almost nobody east of the Rockies ...
European Bureaucrats Deny EU Farmers Access to Innovative Technology
Imagine trying to survive in the modern world with one of those old mobile phones that featured a stubby antenna, push-button dialing, and an LCD display. Yo...