Last time I got to ride with my brother while planting, I noticed that we had a couple extra monitors in the cab that we didn't have before. Because there were so many, I thought we could take a little tour of the tractor cab and explain what all the technology is telling us! Below is a … [Read more...]
Jackson County GMO Ban Upheld
There's news out of Jackson County, Oregon regarding the GMO cultivation ban. If you remember in 2014, voters in Jackson County voted in favor of a ballot measure that prohibited farmers from planting GMO crops within the county. Two farms brought suit against the county to stop implementation of … [Read more...]
EPA Decides Not to “Ditch the Rule”
Time to take a moment and reach all the way back to last summer. If you can do it, you should remember that the EPA had proposed a new regulatory rule under the Clean Water Act that would allegedly clean up and clearly define "waters of the United States." As I explained in an early article about … [Read more...]
Round-Up of MAMyths Accounts
Over the weekend, anti-GMO activists participated in the annual March Against Monsanto protests in several major cities. As I reported previously, this was the first year that there was an organized counter-protest at many of the main MAM locations. March Against Myths (About Modification) was the … [Read more...]
Michigan Legislator Supports National GMO Label
More news on GMO labeling! Last week, I explained the news that the USDA will be establishing criteria for a voluntary, GMO-free label. The label will be available to any company that wishes to prove to the USDA that its products are made without GMO ingredients. As I explained in the article, … [Read more...]
Average Land Prices
I was sent this graphic by the Ireland Farmer's Journal. It shows some trends and averages when it comes to land prices in selected countries around the world. I was a bit shocked to see that the average value of an acre of land is just over $2,000 per acre. In recent years around our area, it has … [Read more...]
Farm Living: #plant15 Update
#plant15 is still underway here in Michigan! We've been having a hard time getting into the fields due to all the rain! We're about 2/3 done with corn and half done with soybeans - plus, there's a lot of rain in the forecast! … [Read more...]
Caffeine > Glyphosate
GMO Ban Falls Flat at the Ballot Box
Oh Oregon, what are we going to do with you? Every time you turn around, it seems like some activist group in Oregon is trying to win some contentious issue about GMOs at the polls. Thankfully, most the time they lose. On Tuesday night, voters in Oregon's Benton County were given the … [Read more...]
GMOs Removing Cars
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