An Op-Ed piece in the New York Times recently made quite a stir when the writers suggested that the United States needs to embrace genetically modified wheat.As you know, corn and soybean farmers gladly latched onto biotechnology, but wheat farmers never did. The opinion piece suggests that this was … [Read more...]
Our Family Farm Just Became A Corporation – And Yours Should Too
I'm proud to say that after several years of gentle pushing, I finally convinced my parents to take the plunge and incorporate our farm. As of January 1, 2014 we are now an official business. (Actually, we're a limited liability company (or "LLC"), but for all intents and purposes the distinction is … [Read more...]
Dr. Oz’s Fish Tomato Blunder
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Farmer Addresses Animal Welfare Concerns
Giving the FDA Control Over Labeling
The Coalition for Safe Affordable Food wants to take the issue of whether to label GMO products and hand it to the FDA.The biggest surprise? I might be okay with that. (No, really, hear me out.)The Coalition is made up of 31 different industry groups, including: American Farm Bureau Federation, … [Read more...]
Culture of Fear: Chick-fil-A To Only Sell “Antibiotic-Free” Chicken
(This article is part of my Culture of Fear series, which exposes different businesses, restaurants, and people that choose to spread lies and misconceptions about farmers in order to further their agenda or make a buck.)Chick-fil-A announced today that it plans on only selling meat from chickens … [Read more...]
School Science Project Gone Bad
The above video is making the rounds on social media in which a young girl named Elise describes her science project. Elise wants to sprout a sweet potato plant from a conventional sweet potato she purchased at her local grocery store, but it doesn’t work. Her grocer gives her the explanation … [Read more...]
“I Want to Eliminate All Chemicals from My Life!”
UPDATE: President Obama Signs Farm Bill
A 3 year long struggle to accomplish the Farm Bill came to an end today when President Obama signed into law the legislation Friday at Michigan State University.The bill passed the House on January 29, 2014 with a vote of 251 to 166 It passed the Senate on February 4, 2014 with a vote of … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- …
- 161
- Next Page »