Insights and Opinion Archives - Page 5 of 13

Iowa Farmer Jack Boyer’s Focus on Soil Health Saves Crops

Fourth-generation maize and soy farmer Jack Boyer is Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year 2020, honored for his commitment to continuous improvement in soil health.

USSA Farmer Spotlight: Organic Farmer Jeff Huckaby on Carrots, His Career and a Bright Future

Jeff has developed programs with most major retailers, and is a much sought-after speaker and educator on growing organically sustainably.

Farming Sustainably with GMOs: Views from a Fourth-generation Soybean Farmer

Fourth-generation soybean and corn farmer Monte Peterson explains why he uses GMOs in order to farm more sustainably and safely.

Insight & Opinion: Dis-/Mis-Information: Difficult to Detect, but Impossible to Ignore

None of us are immune to misinformation, no matter who we are and where our level of expertise lies.

USSA Farmer Spotlight: Fifth-generation Farmer Kim Gallagher on Conserving Water and Keeping the Soil Alive

11 years ago, former science teacher Kim Gallagher swapped the classroom for the farm.

Insight & Opinion: Europe Has Forgotten the Farm in Farm to Fork

The EU’s Farm to Fork strategy will stifle the very innovation needed to feed a growing world population sustainably, says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Insight & Opinion: Innovation is Helping U.S. Farmers Rise to the Challenges of Covid-19

The role of technology and innovation in helping farmers overcome the challenges of Covid-19 and meet future demand.

Cotton Farmer Lloyd Arthur on Maximizing Irrigation Efficiency

Lloyd Arthur is a fifth-generation cotton farmer living in Ralls, Texas and whohas created an award-winning farming operation.

We Shouldn’t Fear Our Food, It’s Safer than It Has Ever Been

Sustainability and productivity can only come together when you embrace technology and understand how agricultural innovation has brought advances for the world.

Insight & Opinion: Without Modern, Industrial Farming, Pandemic Would Have Claimed Many More Lives

Hank Campbell believes that a real problem is the amount of effort that environmental activists spend promoting nonsense about food.

USSA Farmer Spotlight: Wheat Farmer Doug Goyings on Leading-Edge Precision and Conservation Practices

He is constantly striving to implement new practices and innovations that make the farm more efficient, more sustainable and more profitable.

Rendering and Leather Reduce Environmental Impact

The rendering and leather industries come into their own in ways that reduce environmental impact, benefit the economy and are, most probably, the ultimate in sustainability.