"Golden" Technology to Solve a Global Health Problem
The world is full of woe: We're still suffering from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; economic uncertainty and political anxiety dominate the hea...
Technology
Tall Waterhemp Takes No Prisoners!
I think I've met the world's worst weed.
Tall waterhemp takes no prisoners. It is big, prolific, and tough to kill.
It can grow as high as eight feet. A singl...
Ignorance is Taking Away Choice
Cathie Martin has a good way of describing the critics of GMOs. She calls them "the W.W.W.s." She doesn't mean the World Wide Web, but rather the Well, the Weal...
Weather Stations and Appropriate Farm Machinery for African Farmers Needed
Political and business leaders along with individuals focused on our global food system gathered in Rome and virtually this week for the Food Systems Summit spo...
Climate Conscious Farmers Leading the Way
Most farmers don't need an incentive to do the right thing.
Doing the right thing should be its own incentive. That's why we introduced no-till agriculture on ...
Rainfalls Impact on Food Security is Broader Than You Might Realize
We need rain.
I've farmed in Northeast Iowa for nearly half a century, and this summer is possibly the driest I've ever seen.
We may not have it as hot and dr...
The Truth Can Set Africa Free and Defeat Food Insecurity
As I travel around Africa and talk to its farmers, I've witnessed the dangers of food insecurity up close---and I think I've discovered a way to discuss the pro...
Here We Go Again: WOTUS
When EPA administrator Michael S. Regan on June 9 announced his agency's intention to change how it defines "waters of the United States," my first thought wa...
I Am an Activist FOR Food
When I see my fellow South Africans queueing up for food, the sad sight reminds me that we still need to decolonize our minds.
People in the developed world ma...
Farmers Leading the Way as the Bedrock of Our Global Food System
Global ambitions will animate the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit---but farmers like us know that achieving the UN's food-security goals will requir...