New Grassroots Opportunity For Farmers Will Advance Climate-Smart Conservation
I’m thrilled to share a new opportunity that America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM) is announcing today: a request for applicants to become the next of 10 Conservation Stewards for the 2022 calendar year. Conservation Stewards are U.S. farmers who will play an integral role as we ramp up farmer outreach and, specifically, the creation of […]
Recruitment Period Open Through March: Apply To Be A 2022 Conservation Steward Farmer – America’s Conservation Ag Movement
America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM) convenes farmers, agribusinesses and the conservation community together around the future of farming by bringing profitable, conservation-minded farming practices into the mainstream. We connect the dots, giving farmers a platform to share their journey, meet other farmers on the same path and access the resources they need to undertake change. […]
The Movement Starts With “Farming Weird” And Is Accelerated By Our Community
Most columns published in early January will contain a list of resolutions or outlooks for the New Year, but not this one. Not because I don’t have lists and hopes for 2022, quite the contrary. Instead, I’d like to spotlight, thanks in part due to some great threads on social media, the role of community […]
Key Takeaways From The 2021 Sustainable Ag Summit
My second business trip as director of America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM) took me 1,500 miles from the mostly harvested corn and soybean fields of southeastern Iowa to the annual Sustainable Ag Summit and Dairy Sustainability Alliance fall meetings in Las Vegas. I was excited about the opportunity to renew old acquaintances, discover new partnerships […]