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The first part of our food security series explained the complexities of this global issue. People are food insecure for many reasons. Populations in war-torn countries often cannot get food in a…
As the world’s population grows, the need to provide food for all people will intensify the conversation about food security. According to estimates by the U.S. Department of State, global food…
Controlling and reducing soil degradation is a matter of raising awareness of the issue and encouraging innovative approaches in land management techniques.
The term “antibiotic resistance” can sound confusing and, thus, scary. Antibiotic resistance is the refusal of the host to accept the treatment of antibiotics. This happens when a germ or…
Twitter users often use #FF (short for “Follow Friday”) to highlight people they think their followers should follow as well. Today, though, I’m using #FF for “Follow Farmers.” When I…
A new study from a European farm organization highlights just how important crop protection tools – like insecticides, herbicides and fungicides – are to farmers. The report found that if…
The past few months have given me quite a few reasons to break out my I Love GMOs shirt. First in May, the National Academy of Sciences released a comprehensive 388-page…
A group of California farmers did the unexpected this year: They beat their water conservation goals. In spite of an ongoing drought and scorching temperatures, Western farmers continue to produce…
Fourth in an occasional series. (See part one, part two and part three.) For Brian Scott, a row crop farmer in Indiana, self-driving cars aren’t all that futuristic sounding. “They’re very cool,…
For years, the debate over the safety of genetically engineered crops (or genetically modified organisms or GMOS) has come down to one statement: the science isn’t there. Yesterday, the science…