A Farmer’s Story of Self-Driving
Whenever I see one of those news reports on television about the struggle to invent self-driving cars, I have the same thought: What’s the big deal? I’ve had se...
Precision Ag, Water, Soil
Consider the Case of Cover Crops
A new report from the activist group Mighty Earth says that America’s taste for meat and the crops that support it are “driving widespread water contamination a...
Choosing Technology to Enhance Sustainability
I choose to grow genetically modified crops on my farm for a simple reason: sustainability. These products of modern science make me more economically and en...
It’s Time to Reject the Hysteria and Embrace the Science
Contrary to many sensationalist newspaper headlines, the world’s leading weedkiller doesn’t cause cancer in people. That’s the conclusion of the European Che...
Agroforestry in Nepal is Sustainable Agriculture
Every morning when I open my eyes and look out the window of my house, I can see the beautiful Himalaya Mountains. Even Mt. Everest is clearly visible from my s...
Choosing the Right US Secretary of Agriculture Is Getting the Attention It Requires
Prediction: Nobody will be talking about the Trump administration’s lack of an agriculture secretary a month or two from now. Instead, we’ll be amazed at how...
Choosing Optimism As We Feed the World
At the dawn of 2017, it’s time to make America great again by making America competitive again—and the Global Farmer Network spent much of the last 12...
Message to the NY Times: Farmers Choose to Plant GM Crops Because They Are Delivering Benefits
I don’t tell reporters at the New York Times how to write their articles. Maybe they should consider not telling me how to run my farm. That was my first tho...
Advocating for Agriculture On A Changing Planet
My father with a group of farmers worried about soils in Argentina stopped centuries of unintentional agricultural degradation by changing the way they farmed t...
International Year of the Pulses – An Important Crop for India and the World
Pulses are a very important crop for India. They are an important source of protein, grow quickly, generate good profits for farmers, and contribute to agricul...