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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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Dear Santa…

December 21, 2015

Pretty sure this is my brother's letter to Santa every single year... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday Tagged With: farm meme, fun, holiday

Glyphosate Doesn’t Cause Cancer, Scientists Say

December 16, 2015

In the spring of 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a special group under the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate as a Class 2A probable carcinogen. At the time, I wrote a piece putting that classification into perspective and explaining what it actually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology, Studies Tagged With: government, science

More Acres Required for Organic Production

December 15, 2015

I have no problem with people choosing organic foods, but before we start assigning labels like "sustainable" to one production method over another, let's be clear that there are definitely downsides to organic production. For one thing, the yields are so much lower than conventional crops that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organic, Studies Tagged With: federal government, organic, science, USDA

Monsanto Exacts Revenge on Chipotle?

December 14, 2015

One of the most perplexing comments I received (sadly, several times) regarding Chipotle's troubles with the food borne illness outbreaks was the accusation that Monsanto was somehow exacting revenge on Chipotle by setting them up with the food borne illnesses. It doesn't really deserve a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology Tagged With: gmos, Monsanto

Success with Aunt Millie’s….Kinda

December 14, 2015

Some success is always better than nothing and our efforts with Aunt Millie's demonstrates that we can set goals and make changes! If you're not familiar with my recent interactions with the Midwest bread company Aunt Millie's, let me briefly catch you up. Back in August, I noticed that Aunt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology, Culture of Fear, Labeling Tagged With: advertising, gmos, science, truth

360 Degree Video of Soybean Harvest

December 13, 2015

I have honestly never seen anything like this but it is so cool!! The video will work on a regular computer, but open it up on your phone or tablet ....and then literally look around! If you can't make it to the farm at harvest, this might just be the next best thing! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farm Living Tagged With: video

Farm Page Share Day!

December 11, 2015

I really want to encourage consumers and non-farm people to connect with and engage with farmers on social media. Today, I'm hosting a farm page share day on my Facebook page! I hope you'll hop over there and either share your page or connect with some farmers (of course, I also hope you'll like my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farm Living Tagged With: farm living, social media

FDA on GMO Salmon

December 8, 2015

To read my full article on the FDA's approval of the AquAdvantage salmon, click here. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology Tagged With: animal agriculture, FDA, federal government, GMO, science

Comparing Chipotle & GMOs

December 7, 2015

Too bad for Chipotle, being sanctimonious doesn't stop your customers from getting sick. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biotechnology Tagged With: gmos, meme

Spartan Green Day

December 4, 2015

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared today ‪#‎SpartanGreenDay‬ in honor of the Michigan State (an awesome agricultural school) football team playing in the B1G Championship game Saturday night against the Iowa Hawkeyes. I'm an avid ‪#‎Spartan‬ football fan and even got my farmer dad to dress … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Farm Living Tagged With: FarmLiving, fun

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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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