The Story Behind Your Cup of Coffee
Americans like to know the stories behind their coffee. This is one of the surprising facts I’ve learned on my visits to the United States, from my coffee fa...
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Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food – America’s Farmers
We hear a lot of sharp talk these days about “the 1%.” Its members have too much. Or they don’t contribute enough. You’ve heard the complaints from politicians ...
A Well-Fed World is a Peaceful World
President Obama caused a stir across the pond last week when he waded into the debate over whether the United Kingdom should quit the European Union. President ...
Europe Needs an Open Dialogue About GMOs that Includes Farmers
Here in Europe, we hear a lot of negative claims about GMOs. People don’t trust them, say the activist groups. Or they aren’t natural. Or they just enrich big c...
A Remarkable Christmas Gift from the World’s Farmers
Everywhere we look, we see bad news: radical terrorists on the warpath, massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, sluggish economic growth, a national debt that ap...
TPP is “Secret” No More
The secret is out: The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a good deal for the United States. Want to read it for yourself? The full text of this proposed 12-nation...
Nobody Wants to Hurt Honeybees
Nobody wants to hurt honeybees. Not only are they an important part of the environment, but as pollinators, they’re also essential to agriculture. I’ve heard th...
Can GMO’s Save Oranges? Use it or Lose it!
Flu season is upon us—and countless Americans are reaching for orange juice. They’re hoping its abundance of vitamin C will help them stay healthy, or at least ...
Thankful for Food and Those who Produce it
When President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, his proclamation spoke of “the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.” T...
State GM Labeling Ballot Initiatives are a Bad Idea that Deserve to Lose
Millions of Americans will vote today on everything from governors to drain commissioners. As they do, they’ll want to make sure they’re advancing their own int...