Crop Biotech 3.0: A Farmer’s Perspective
Here in New Zealand, we did not participate in the GE Gene Revolution. Farmers like me see an advantage in making sure that we do not miss the next one. You...
Agricultural Technology
Learning By Doing Helps Indian Agriculture Thrive
Farmers must educate each other: That’s the best way we can learn to thrive, adopting the new technologies and sustainable practices that both conserve resource...
A Farmer Reacts: Paul Temple – United Kingdom
In early January of this year, GFN member Paul Temple spoke at The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) the prestigious event held annually at Oxford University in t...
Dueling Visions of Tomorrow’s World
History is full of great rivalries: Athens versus Sparta, Lincoln versus Douglas, even the Roadrunner versus Wile E. Coyote. Author Charles C. Mann describes...
Technology is Getting CRISPR
The future of farming just got a lot brighter. On March 28, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that his department won’t add a new layer of...
What If Africa’s Farmers Had Access to Needed Seed Technology?
We’ve been told by trusted media and researchers that Kenya is on the brink of accepting biotechnology in agriculture. I’ve said it myself. And now, President ...
Russia vs. GMOs
You’ve heard about how the Russians have tried to spread fake news. It turns out that they’re also pushing fake science. Researchers at Iowa State University...
Talking About Farming Versus Actually Farming
Agricultural research needs to get out of the lab and into the field. That’s the takeaway point from my recent attendance at a conference in Ethiopia. Spo...
In Nigeria, Farming Needs and Rewards Creative Agripreneurs
I never expected to become a catfish farmer, though I’m not all surprised that I wound up in agriculture. I’ve always been around farms—so it was natural that I...
Pushing the Boundary of Barley and Beer to Mars
“Martian Brew” sounds like the latest release from a trendy microbrewery—but if Budweiser has its way, it could become a reality. That’s one conclusion to dr...