For Farmers, Every Day is Earth Day
Earth Day comes once a year, always on April 22—but supporters like to say that Earth Day should be every day.
For farmers like me, it really is.
Every day of...
Sustainability: Water, Soil, Climate
World Health Day: Farmers Lead the Way
“We have only one planet,” says a new video. “Our health depends on it, just like its health depends on us.”
The message is a part of World Health Day, celebra...
The Four M’s of Precision Agriculture
M&M’s may be the world’s most popular candy. Just about everybody enjoys eating these colorful candy-coated chocolates, according to surveys.
I like M&...
Celebrating Pulses: Major Supplier of Nutrition to People and the Soil
As farmers on opposite sides of the globe, our lifestyles are polar opposites. As it relates to food habits, one of us is a carnivore from Canada and the other ...
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...
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...