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...
Illinois
Mothers Want A Single, Sensible Food Labeling Standard
I have a big family—and between me, my kids, and my grandkids, we’re spread out across America. We live in Florida, California, Illinois, North Carolina, and Te...
Where’s the Beef From?
“Where’s the beef?” was a catchphrase in the 1980s. “Where’s the beef from?” is a question for our own times--possibly an important one for consumers, but al...
2009 Global Farmer Roundtable
October 13-15, 2009 - Des Moines, Iowa USA Participants: Moderator - Dr. Robert Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, Univ. of Illinois Argen...
2008 Global Farmer Roundtable
October 14-15, 2008 - Des Moines, Iowa USA Participants: Moderator – Dr. Robert Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, Univ. of Illinois Argen...
U.S. Agricultural Exports by State
The Economic Research Service (ERS) of USDA provides estimates of U.S. agricultural exports by state. They do not track actual shipments from the state of produ...
To use or not to use… The Biotech opportunity every farmer should have
These seeds can be planted by very large, expensive and complicated planting equipment, or they can be planted by hand, the same way they have been planted for ...