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 […]
What It Means To Be A Supportive Change Agent
It’s not hyperbole to say that there is more attention on agriculture, and what it means in practice to be sustainable or regenerative, than there has been in human history. With companies like Walmart, General Mills, Cargill, The Fertilizer Institute, IndigoAg, and so many more rolling out iterations of “acres converted to sustainable ag practices” […]
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 […]
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 […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Mike Zwingman, Director of Agronomy, Row Crops, Verdesian Life Sciences
Drought and volatile prices bring heightened focus on fertilizer and nutrient management. One of the greatest agronomic challenges facing producers today is the multi-year drought pattern affecting the Corn Belt, says Mike Zwingman, director of agronomy, row crops for Verdesian Life Sciences. “The impact of drought is more than just water stress,” Zwingman says. “It […]
<strong>The Carbon Games: Agricultural Producers Still Looking for the Leaderboard</strong>
Producers struggle to understand or see value in carbon markets.
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 […]
Reflections On 2021 U.S. Sustainable Ag Progress
As in 2020, life this year has required plenty of resilience. As sustainable ag professionals, we have continued to pivot and adjust to meet the needs of the moment. Yet here at Trust In Food™—and, we suspect, within your own organization—we’ve also experienced the joy of forward progress on behalf of farmers, ranchers, our many […]