A Farmers’ Vision of Hope for Africa
I fell in love with farming as a child at harvest time, when my family brought in the crops we had spent the crop season growing.
Long days ended with me in th...
Sustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
Showcasing Farmers’ Climate-Smart Actions at COP26
Returning from Glasgow to my family’s farm in Poland, I’ve reflected on the privilege and tremendous opportunity I experienced as I shared my story and suppor...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Presidential Notice of Farmers as Climate Change Solution Partners
When President Biden addressed Congress and the country last week, he did something I'd never heard a president do before: In a State of the Union address, he e...