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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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It Isn’t Every Day…

May 3, 2016

It isn't every day that you open up a magazine and see your own face staring back. I mean, it isn't Cosmo, but I still think it's pretty cool. Read more about me being chosen as one of Farm Credit's Fresh Perspective Honorees. You can read my profile here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotion and Engagement

Demanding GMO-Free at the Food Pantry

April 29, 2016

All of the negative messaging by special interest groups might just seem like a propaganda war that we're fighting, but it has real world consequences! Sustainable Origins is an organization that works to promote Feeding America's Invest an Acre program. They bring New York farmers into city food … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology, Labeling Tagged With: GMO, labeling, labels, marketing

Comments to Smucker’s

April 28, 2016

When you see something, say something. Never be afraid to speak up! This popped up in my personal newsfeed and I had to leave a *polite* comment. Smucker's did respond, indicated they definitely didn't want to hear that I would be switching brands, but they would pass the message along to their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology, Labeling, Production Methods Tagged With: GMO, labeling, labels, marketing

Breakfast of Champions: Coffee, Creamer, and Glyphosate

April 25, 2016

You may have spit out your morning coffee recently if you happened across headlines proclaiming that a bunch of breakfast foods contain glyphosate residues. According to a press release and corresponding blog posts, a new study published by the Alliance for Natural Health tested several popular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology Tagged With: chemicals, pesticides, science, truth

Oops! They Did It Again: EPA Funds Anti-Agriculture Billboards

April 21, 2016

Stories like this just absolutely make my blood boil. The Environmental Protection Agency apparently thinks it is perfectly acceptable to freely hand out over half a million taxpayer dollars to special interest groups so those groups can spend the money on campaigns attacking farmers. Turns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Government Affairs Tagged With: congress, environment, EPA, federal government, water

A New Gig

April 18, 2016

I'm thinking of a new gig. I'm sick and tired of being so annoyed, frustrated, and angry when I go grocery shopping. This should help alleviate those problems. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Production Methods Tagged With: farm meme, fun

Big Ag

April 5, 2016

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Filed Under: Family Farms, Production Methods Tagged With: family farms, farm meme

Heartbreak: Auctioning the Family Farm

April 4, 2016

[Note from Amanda: This is a special guest blog post from a dear friend. Deborah describes the experience of having her family's dairy farm auctioned due to financial difficulties.] I wish there were words that could convey to you the pain of watching your life work sold as your dairy operation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal Agriculture, Family Farms Tagged With: dairy, family farms

Don’t Play the Fool!

April 1, 2016

Get your information from people that know what they're talking about. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Production Methods Tagged With: farm meme, holiday

Pesticide Residues Do Not Pose a Safety Concern

March 29, 2016

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Filed Under: Conventional, Production Methods Tagged With: EPA, pesticides, USDA

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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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