I’m a Conservation Farmer Who Kidnaps Carbon for Good
I’m a carbon kidnapper.
As a conservation farmer, the practices we use on our farm are allowing us to “kidnap carbon” from the atmosphere and store it in our s...
Technology
Technology Solves India’s Stubble Burning Problem
India is gasping for breath—and farmers are receiving an unfair amount of the blame.
The Associated Press recently painted a picture of the problem in New Delh...
Laser Focused on Soil Health
For farmers, nothing is more important than the soil and its health. Our crops are only as healthy as what they grow in. I’m happy to report that the soil on ou...
The Power of Local Solutions to Address Global Challenges
World leaders are spending a lot of time together lately.
At the Group of 20 meeting in Rome last weekend, officials from the wealthiest countries talked about...
The Distinction between Weather and Climate on the Farm
Famers are seasoned weather trackers.
We check forecasts almost as often as meteorologists, wondering what’s in store for our crops. From rainfall to dry spell...
We Must Learn From Sri Lanka’s Man-Made Organic Agriculture Disaster
Sri Lanka has partially reversed a hasty decision to experiment with farming, but the country and its citizens are already paying for this bad mistake in the fo...
The World Benefits When Farmers Are Supported as Entrepreneurs
Farmers are natural entrepreneurs.
Here in New Zealand, as we work to produce the food that our country and the world needs, we take risks, see solutions to ch...
Farmers Are Using Technology to Adapt to a Changing Climate
Growing up in Denmark, I’m old enough to remember when it was more clear if it was summer or winter. As schoolkids, we were taught about the threat of a n...
The Summer of My Resilience
At least the sunsets were pretty.
That’s the best I can say about the summer of 2021. Here in Washington state, we felt like we were living in an inferno. Rain...
Controlling Weeds Requires Balance and Technology Helps
Whether you garden, farm or do both, weeds are a perennial problem, and my Wisconsin garden and farm fields are no exception.
Controlling weeds is all about ba...