George Washington: Our Founding Farmer
“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” How about “first in farming”? I’d love to add that label to George Washingt...
Technology
Nigerian Agriculture Embraces the Future
The young man was worried. “My sister,” he wrote on Facebook, “I have read a lot of unsavory stories about GMOs and many countries with better advanced resea...
A Super Bowl Short on Guacamole?
What does a wheat farmer in Canada have in common with a yam producer in Ghana? It sounds like the start of a bad joke. But the answer is simple….” more t...
Africa to EU: Sharing Stories With Impact
We look like we could be the starring actors in an odd-couple movie: a white guy from Denmark and a black man from South Africa. Yet as fellow farmers, we ...
Argentinian Mission to Export Expertise
Farmers everywhere want to grow enough crops to sell to others. That’s how we survive here in Argentina: From our farm in La Carlota, a small city on the plains...
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 ...
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...