It was incredibly awkward. We were at a family friend's funeral. While making small talk with the deceased's son, it came up that I was an attorney. The deceased's grandson suddenly covered his throat dramatically declaring "please don't suck my blood!" It was his attempt at a lawyer joke. And I … [Read more...]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Goodbye to EU’s Anti-GMO Rules
When the United Kingdom finally implements Brexit, it could have a new approach to genetically modified crops. UK's newly-minted Prime Minister Boris Johnson clearly spelled out his preference to embrace biotechnology in a speech shortly after his election. He said: Let’s liberate the UK’s … [Read more...]
World Resources Institute: Plant More GMOs to Prevent Looming Food Gap
The world is about to see a huge population boom: there will be an estimated 10 billion people sharing the planet by 2050. And we currently don't produce enough food to meet those demands. So we will have to ramp up production if we're going to keep feeding everyone. But how? The World … [Read more...]
The Organic Trade Association Didn’t Like My Recent Article. Here’s the (Crazy) Reason Why.
Back in July I attended a webinar aimed at food manufacturers. It was supposed to tell them how to better market their organic products now that market growth is slowing. I wrote about it that week for my AGDAILY column. My biggest complaint was that the companies were encouraged to prey on … [Read more...]
Number of Farms Peaked in 1935
There were 6.8 million farms in 1935. By 1975 there were only 2.5 million farms. And today there are only 2.1 million farms across the country. … [Read more...]
Budweiser Releases Limited-Edition Beer Celebrating Its Family Farmers. Yawn.
Budweiser is launching a new beer line celebrating its barley-producing family farms! Harvest Reserve Deep Golden Lager is a special recipe featuring all U.S.-grown barley developed by family farmers. Jim Dixon, a fifth-generation farmer, helped develop the recipe and his signature adorns every … [Read more...]
Mischa Turns 3!
Happy Birthday, Mischa! She turns 3 today. That means she technically no longer a puppy. But I've assured her she'll always be my puppy. … [Read more...]
Impossible Burger Goal: End Family Farms
I generally try to avoid most Sunday morning news programs. It's typically when big wigs in either political party are trotted out to give the latest talking points. And things can get rather heated. Who honestly needs that on a Sunday morning? I usually have CBS's Sunday Morning on in the … [Read more...]
Farming Isn’t a Job
Average Age of U.S. Farmers Continues to Rise
The average age of U.S. farmers was 57.5 in 2017. That's an increase of 1.2 years since 2012. I wrote about some of the challenges new young farmers face when trying to enter the industry. You can find that here. … [Read more...]
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