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 […]
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.
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.
Arkansas Farmer Finds Sweet Spot For Conservation Practices With Customization
Regeneration is a long-term vision, and in the short term, practices must make sense for the crop, field and operation.
Q&A With Idaho Dairymen’s Association CEO Rick Naerebout And Dairy West Vice President Of Sustainability Marissa Watson
Dairy producers turn to their peers for insights on new sustainability practices and technologies while balancing environmental stewardship with daily priorities.
3 Can’t-Miss Sessions At 2022 Trust In Food Symposium In Nashville
If you are permitted to travel for business this winter and feel comfortable doing so, I hope you’ll consider joining me and the Trust In Food team at our fifth annual Symposium happening Feb. 14-16 in Nashville. This year’s theme is “Climate-Smart State Of Mind: Partnering For Progress,” a nod to the national conversation about […]
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 […]
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 […]