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

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Increase in Wheat Yields

November 28, 2022

You can learn more about how wheat farmers are making gains on sustainability by visiting The U.S. Sustainability Alliance. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Production Methods Tagged With: farm facts, farm meme, wheat

These Purple Tomatoes are a BE Superfood

November 7, 2022

My favorite new crops are those genetically modified to include consumer-oriented benefits! Norfolk Plant Sciences' purple tomatoes fit the bill. With a couple swaps of genetic material, these purple tomatoes turn a deep purple when ripe. Why? Because they're loaded with good-for-you antioxidants … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology Tagged With: biotechnology, federal government, GMO, gmos, health, science, USDA

Fewer Cows, Same Milk

October 25, 2022

I was so struck by this statistic when I saw it: The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Farmers of America spearheaded a study to look at how technology has benefited dairy farmers and cows in the last 15 years. They released the results at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal Agriculture Tagged With: animal agriculture, climate change, dairy, science, sustainability, technology

An Open Letter to Ann Coulter

October 23, 2022

Dear Ann, I saw your recent tweet about farmers. You retweeted a video of some guy artfully throwing whatever he was picking onto a wagon and discarding the bucket all at the same time. I have to admit I was somewhat impressed with his skill; it's more efficient than I ever was. But you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Production Methods Tagged With: celebrity, crop insurance, family farmers, innovation, promoting ag, science, technology

In Defense of “Thank You, Farmers”

October 17, 2022

Time changes everything, even blogging, influencing, and writing. Back in the day, you would often see phrases encouraging people to thank farmers for what they do. Things like, "if you ate today, thank a farmer" or "if you didn't go to bed hungry, thank a farmer" were everywhere. It was meant as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farm Living, Lifestyle, Production Methods Tagged With: family farms, promoting ag

Beyond Meat’s COO Allegedly Bites a Man’s Nose

September 22, 2022

Generally, I don't like to kick people when they're down. We all make mistakes. We're all human. And sometimes our anger gets the best of us (if we ever sit down for a drink, ask me about the time I "went hillbilly" in four seconds). But when you're at the top of a company hoping to sink animal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal Agriculture Tagged With: fun, funny, meat

An Intro to The Food Allergen Labeling And Consumer Protection Act

September 19, 2022

By now most Americans have seen allergy-warning labels on various food items. But they probably know very little about the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, the legislation that authorized the Food and Drug Administration to regulate those labels. Here's an introduction to that Act … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Government Affairs Tagged With: FDA, federal government, food safety, labeling, labels, regulations

Dairy Farmers of America Combats Food Insecurity with Refrigerators

September 14, 2022

Dairy Farmers of America and Feeding America have teamed up combat food insecurity. DFA is raising money so it can donate commercial refrigerators for food pantries across its regional areas. The pantries will fill those units with donated milk. Feeding America conducted a survey of food pantries … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farm Organizations, Special Issues Tagged With: dairy, family farms, milk

What’s Important?

September 12, 2022

"If everything is important, then nothing is important." This wisdom seems so relevant to my life right now. My career is getting busier. I'm working on a new professional venture. I'm trying to produce new content for all of you. My niece just turned two, which is such a fun (and fleeting) age! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: lifestyle

Farm Size

August 29, 2022

If anyone tries to tell you something else, they're lying. Farms come in all shapes, sizes, crops, and animals. None of those are inherently good or bad. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Farms, Production Methods, Sustainability Tagged With: family farms, truth

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Hi, I'm Amanda. My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm an attorney and I'm passionate about agriculture!

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You can't and won't make America healthy by blaming and hindering our family farmers.

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MAHA Report delivers scathing assessment of farm pesticides | AGDAILY

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The new MAHA report, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., links pesticides to rising childhood illness, already drawing criticism from farm groups.

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Do you a plan for your estate? My latest for AGDAILY focuses on potential changes to the federal estate tax.

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Perspective: A farmer's legacy shouldn't be a tax nightmare for their kin

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For farm families, estate taxes aren’t just an abstract policy debate -- they’re a very real threat to generational farms and the livelihoods they support.

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If nothing else, this should keep you up at night. Every snake oil salesman is now in charge of HHS.

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How RFK Jr. Is Boosting ‘Food Babe’ and Other MAHA Acolytes

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The health and human services secretary has elevated lightly regulated wellness companies and allowed advisers to keep investments, after vowing to end conflicts of interest.

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The Farmer's Daughter

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These concepts aren't mutually exclusive.

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Imagine getting to donate a substantial amount of money to a charity of *your* choice and you choose....an animal rights activist group with questionable intentions??

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Why agricultural advocates are lashing out at Celebrity Jeopardy! | AGDAILY

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David Friedberg, founder of The Climate Corporation, is drawing ire for his "charity" of choice on Celebrity Jeopardy!: Humane World for Animals.

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I'm a proud farmer's daughter & advocate for modern agriculture. U.S. farmers are leaders in sustainability.

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