The Farmer's Daughter USA

Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.

Five States Join Missouri’s Lawsuit Against California

I reported last month that Missouri's Attorney General was planning on filing a lawsuit against California for it's laws regarding regulation of poultry production. AG Chris Koster argued that California was violating the Commerce Clause by imposing regulations not only on their own farmers, but … [Read more...]

What If There Were No Herbicides?

If we didn't use herbicides, we would have to use human beings to pull all of those weeds."The folks at the Crop Protection Research Institute have, and they calculate it would take 70 million workers to hand weed all the commercial crops in the U.S. in a year."Click here for a video explaining … [Read more...]

No, Really, Potatoes Aren’t Dangerous

No worries, you're morethan safe eating potatoes.Potatoes have been getting a really bad rap lately and it totally isn't fair.Of course, you'll remember the little girl's science experiment that turned out not to be so accurate. Potatoes are also routinely listed on EWG's "Dirty Dozen" list (the … [Read more...]

Farming Fridays!

My feature Farming Fridays! will return next week! Doesn't it seem like we were just finishing up harvest and ending last year? Last year, we followed my family's corn crop. This year, we'll take a look at the soybeans. You can view all of the Farming Fridays! features from last year by … [Read more...]

Radicals Put Pressure on Starbucks

How about telling Starbucks how you feel?Go share this photo on their  Facebook wall!Starbucks, the popular chain that made fancy coffee drinks commonplace, is facing pressure recently from radical anti-GMO activists. The organization GMOInside is pressuring Starbucks to make changes to the … [Read more...]