Dairy Farm CEO Offers Practical Advocacy Tips
As a third-generation dairy farmer, Sutton Rucks of Milking R Dairy, Inc., in Okeechobee, Fla., is always looking for ways to grow the business he’s been part of since his pre-teen years. A pivotal moment several years ago prompted his family to focus more time and investment in advocacy for dairy farming and outreach to […]
America’s Conservation Ag Movement, Valent Launch Conservation = Innovation Video Series
Four row-crop farm families across Kansas and Missouri share their learning experiences using both products and practices to optimize production and stewardship. Lenexa, Kan., (Nov. 16, 2022) – Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ and Valent U.S.A. launched a new video series this month spotlighting row-crop farmers who balance products, technology and conservation practices to optimize […]
Growing Specialty Crop Farm Thrives With Conservation At Its Core
California’s JSM Organics leverages technical assistance and cost-share programs to bolster agronomics and infrastructure while optimizing natural resources.
Cultivating Farmer Acceptance Is Critical To The Future of Ecosystem Service Markets
Farmers and ranchers must see shared value, vision and risk in carbon markets.
Texas Ranchers Forever Protect Property from Development
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Holds Conservation Easement, Protecting Texas’ Rural Heritage.
Fixing America’s Food Deserts By Investing In The Next Generation
In one of the most productive agriculture states in the country, food insecurity persists in urban areas, but producers in Indianapolis are working together to feed their communities and educate farmers for tomorrow.
How Conservation Farming In Southwest Nebraska Makes Sunny Heights Farm Viable
Tracy Zink builds on the legacy of previous generations to implement climate-smart practices that optimize her water and save her soils.
How An Arkansas Farmer Found Counsel For Climate-Smart Practices To Grow The Best Crop
Lawrence Conyer explores how conservation practices have helped him build resiliency, grow at scale and generate the best agronomic and financial conditions for his operation.
How Climate-Smart Commodities Will Drive Sustainable Produce
Data collection, management, and validation will require third parties to be trusted liaisons between producers and buyers. USDA’s $1-billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program will require new infrastructure so production systems can measure and monitor on-farm activity to create transparency and authenticity behind climate claims. Input companies and technology providers play a role in supporting […]
How Farmer Centricity Drives Sustainable Innovation at Corteva Agriscience
Collaboration with producers to help create next-generation technologies to meet the pressing challenges of climate change, population growth and food security.