Salmon fishing runs in Melanie Brown’s blood. She is a fourth-generation commercial sockeye salmon fisherman in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Melanie spoke to us about sustainable fisheries management, how it helps…
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After starting his career at a major farm lending institution, Gary Bailey returned to his family’s farm full-time in 1989, to work with his parents and two brothers. He wanted…
U.S. rice farmers are committed to maintaining, and indeed improving, the land for future generations. That’s why they use a range of conservation practices, which has led to a 39%…
Almost 40 years ago, Jay Hardwick traded a life in academia for what has turned out to be a fruitful career in farming. Today he grows mainly cotton, corn and…
By Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, the largest multi-stakeholder initiative working to define, measure and advance the sustainability of commodity crop production in…
While the U.S. and E.U. share a common vision – to feed 10 billion people by 2050 – their views on how to get there differ. Which is better for…
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. Jack says that applying…
Jeff Huckaby, President of Grimmway Farms and Cal-Organic Farm, is a fourth-generation farmer who learned to grow carrots and potatoes working for his grandfather at an early age. He’s also…
Fourth-generation soybean and corn farmer Monte Peterson explains why he uses genetically modified crops in order to farm more sustainably and safely. Wow does not even begin to describe my…
By Cami Ryan, Social Sciences Lead, Regulatory Scientific Affairs, Bayer Crop Science This article was originally published in Consumer Corner by the Center for Food and Agricultural Business at Purdue…
11 years ago, former science teacher Kim Gallagher swapped the classroom for the farm. Today she runs Erdman Farms, Colusa County, California with her husband Pat, taking over the reins…
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. He fears that “the…
American chickens are healthier and better cared for than ever before. Chicken farmers trained in animal welfare do everything they can to make sure their birds are healthy and comfortable,…
The role of technology and innovation in helping farmers overcome the challenges of Covid-19 and meet future demand By David Green, The U.S. Sustainability Alliance Consumers are used to buying the food…
Lloyd Arthur is a fifth-generation cotton farmer living in Ralls, Texas with his wife Angela. They have four children, and together the family has created an award-winning farming operation. Lloyd…
Sustainability and productivity can only “come together when you embrace technology” and understand how modern American agricultural innovation has brought advances for the world. That’s according to Jon Entine, founder…
Hank Campbell, founder of Science 2.0, and author of the best-selling Science Left Behind, believes that a real world problem is the alarming amount of effort that environmental activists have…
Doug Goyings has been a full-time farmer his entire life, managing Goyings Farms in Paulding, Ohio, with the help of his wife Diane and son Jeremy. He is constantly striving…
Clearing up, or rendering, slaughterhouse waste animal tissue, fats, bones and hides might not be top of mind for most people. But when it comes to dealing with inedible animal…
A new video from trade association Food Export Northeast showcases the freshness, diversity and sustainability of seafood from the northeast corner of the United States. The region’s fisheries are sustainably...
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