Don't worry Mr. Cow, I'm surepeople at the environmental groupscare about you -- as long as yourcute picture is their nextmeal ticket.Last week I made this simple observation:By the way, how hypocritical that people don't trust Monsanto because they have a "vested financial interest," but they're … [Read more...]
Organic v. Conventional
Farming Fridays!
Welcome to Michigan....WeatherYou know you're from Michigan when you can experience every season in one day. Okay, maybe it wasn't quite that bad today, but we've been getting....wait for it...snow. Even living up here, snow this early isn't that usual, and certainly not the kind that will … [Read more...]
Putting On A Lab Coat Doesn’t Make You A Real Scientist
The consensus is real: this biotech corn won't hurt you."Scientists Issue GM Crops Safety Warning"That's the headline I saw in my Facebook feed on Wednesday morning. As you can imagine, alarm bells went off instantly. Then I realized the news organization is from the UK. The fight … [Read more...]
Arkansas Water Conservation
As I've said before, I always love to point out that farmers are naturally environmentalists (and not in the tie-yourself-to-a-tree way). When we find technologies or techniques that will help us protect the environment, while still growing enough food to feed the world, we're all about … [Read more...]
Crop Insurance Works – The Drought Didn’t Drain Taxpayers
Subsidies this and subsidies that. Everyone wants to tell you how farmers are soaking the system, getting rich from doing nothing, and making taxpayers pay for all of it.I mean, seriously, people still tell me that farmers are paid to plow under crops. (No, they are not.)But consider this: The crop … [Read more...]
Banned Since 1959
Farming Fridays!
A Trip to the Granary ...With Soybeans.This week my mom was kind enough to chronicle a trip to the granary so TFD readers can see it up close. I hope you'll enjoy her picture diary. Driving up to the granary.Up ahead on the road is the scale. The red light tells you that you'llneed to … [Read more...]
Hey Conventional Farmers, Organic Farmers Don’t Like You!
Lots of conventional farmers want conventional and organic farmers to hold hands and be on the same team. Sunshine and lollipops and all that."We're all part of getting the job done." Sure, we are all trying to feed people. But the only way organic farmers can market organic produce for a premium is … [Read more...]
Crop Insurance by the Numbers
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