The Farmer's Daughter USA

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

Not-So-Fun Drinking Game

There are lots of drinking games associated with political events: election night, State of the Union, and presidential debates. Most will get you totally trashed. But here's one that probably won't. Sadly, agriculture doesn't get too much attention during these debates. Yes, I realize there … [Read more...]

Irony Alert: Consumer Reports Lectures Me On Respect and Accuracy

I recently wrote an article criticizing Consumer Reports for their "stop eating pesticides" piece. In short, the non-profit manipulated USDA's annual pesticide-residue data to rank produce based on how safe it is. It then concluded--obviously without understand the organic program--that consumers … [Read more...]

Immunocompromised During A Global Pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020, I was one of those young, healthy people. I wasn't a high risk individual. Experts thought that, if I got sick, I would be able to get over the virus without much problem. I still took precautions to stay healthy, but the threat wasn't quite as … [Read more...]

GMOs: 25 Years Later

Genetically modified crops are celebrating an important milestone! It's been 25 years since the first GMO crops were planted in the United States. A lot has changed over the last two-and-a-half decades in agriculture. And by all accounts, GMOs are a success! How do we know? Luckily the … [Read more...]

A Decade Without Papa Pete

This month marks a grim milestone for our family. It's been an entire decade since my grandpa passed away. Our Papa Pete. He grew up in Ukraine and saw the atrocities of World War II. The family moved to the United States and settled just outside of Chicago in April of 1949. Papa Pete worked in … [Read more...]