ACAM Executive Q&A: Michael Gomes, V.P. Sustainability and Global Corporate Responsibility, Topcon
AEM member Topcon discusses how today’s tools can help producers make better management decisions and quantify how good for business is also good for the environment. Mechanization is more than red, blue, yellow, green and orange machines. The collection of components that ride along on farm equipment enable global positioning, optimize implement adjustments, provide […]
At The Convergence of Tech and Climate, Syngenta Is Bringing Solutions That Protect Biodiversity
The inaugural GreenBiz BLOOM 23, held concurrently with GreenBiz VERGE 23 in San Jose, Calif., attracted leaders from NGOs, food companies, technology and academia to discuss the link between the climate and biodiversity crises and how stakeholders across the value chain can enact meaningful change for the benefit of both. For Syngenta, the show served […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Darren Howie, Director, Carbon & Sustainability – Trimble Agriculture Solutions
Trimble Agriculture’s technology solutions optimize productivity and profitability. The company is committed to helping the ag industry streamline data reporting for farmers and across the entire carbon value chain. Trimble Agriculture has spent the past four decades working shoulder-to-shoulder with farmers and their trusted advisors, and Darren Howie, Director of Carbon & Sustainability, believes Trimble […]
The Pathway To Helping Producers Do More With Data
We’ve been talking about the opportunities and perils of producers and farm-level data management together with our colleagues at The Sustainability Consortium for quite a while. But the topic is now gaining more mainstream attention. An Aug. 22 article by Belle Lin in The Wall Street Journal asserts that the utilization of data is lower than expected a […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Kenny Seebold, Senior Director of Field R&D, Valent U.S.A.
Sustainability is woven into the fabric of Valent U.S.A.’s culture, how the agriculture input leader is putting that to work for people, planet and productivity For Valent U.S.A., the idea of sustainability as a corporate principle is centuries old and woven into the fiber of their culture, passed down from their parent company, Sumitomo Chemical […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Val Dolcini, Head, Sustainability & Government Affairs, North America, Syngenta U.S.
As a global leader in crop protection, Syngenta is grounding themselves in practical, grower-based thinking to climate-smart solutions and believes now is the time for bold action to reach sustainability goals. With more than two decades of experience spanning agricultural policy and agribusiness, Val Dolcini has seen, first-hand, the industry shifts that have placed us […]
How USDA Views Climate-Smart Commodities Program After Year One
How time flies when you’re…. busy working to support farmers and mitigate climate change! It has been a full year since USDA announced the Climate-Smart Commodities Partnerships program. Last week, I was fortunate to join USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack at Gwenyn Hill Farm in Waukesha County, Wis., for an update on the program and the role […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Mark Flaspohler, Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited
One of the country’s leading practice implementers is bolstering its technical advisory capacity to improve resiliency and profitability for growers Ducks Unlimited is globally recognized as one of the leaders in conservation with a focus on protecting, enhancing and restoring wetlands and waterfowl habitats. Their legacy emphasis on recreational lands has, in recent years, led the organization to explore the relationship that those lands have with working lands, and with those who work […]
ACAM Field Day Takeaway: Experiment with Diverse Cover Crops to Drive Soil Health
Stewardship is something the Kruegers have passed down through the generations. “I’ve always felt there was a need for conservationist practices,” Walter Krueger said when he was honored as the 1994 Indiana Master Farm Conservationist of the Year. “God has made a good Earth, and it’s my responsibility to help protect what God has given […]
Cultivating Wellness: Farm-to-Pharmacy Movement Opens New Markets for Producers
2014 Farm Bill program aims to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables to mitigate healthcare costs. Vegetable farmer Rachel Summers began her regenerative journey with an actual road trip that started by selling her house and buying a van to travel across the country to work on farms and learn from other producers. During her two years on the road, […]