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 […]
Thank A Farmer, Today And Every Day
I’m sure I’m not the only one eagerly awaiting the Thanksgiving holiday this week. It is my very favorite. In fact, it’s my version of heaven: the daylong cooking, the delicious food, the surrounding company of loved ones and pie. I often think about the bounty of food I can access, not only for this […]
Get The Free ‘Scaling Connected Ag’ Whitepaper From America’s Conservation Ag Movement
In this free resource, you’ll get a firsthand look at what U.S. row-crop and livestock farmers and ag retailers say works for them when it comes to using data and technology to drive on-farm decision making. We led four focus groups to glean insights for farmers and ag retailers curious about using data to build […]
Wisconsin Farmer Brad Clark Shares Climate Positive Tips For Producers, Trusted Advisers
The dairy and row-crop farmer will speak at a free virtual Corteva event Nov. 17, 2021, focused on connecting farmers to consumers with regenerative agriculture. A series of extreme rains prompted Wisconsin farmer Brad Clark to change the way he operates and begin integrating more regenerative practices. The transition began three years ago on the […]
Preparing for Sustainable Beef: Two Conditioning Challenges Changemakers Face
One of the most important components of creating change is the psychological concept of “classical conditioning” . Put simply, the idea behind conditioning is to understand a person’s unconscious response to a concept, this concept explains why we react the way we do – whether physically or emotionally – to the world around us. Ensuring that this unconscious […]
Tapping the Trusted Adviser Network
It has been a busy month of conferences and presentations in the world of sustainable agriculture. Last week, I had the privilege to present – in person! – at the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers meeting. In October, I was with the Ag Retailers Association talking with their members about what Farm […]
Q&A: Creating Farmer-Led Regenerative Agriculture Systems With Anjali Marok, Corteva Agriscience
For regenerative agriculture systems to be effective and scalable on U.S. farms and ranches, it’s important to get past the word of the day and focus on positive outcomes informed by farmers’ lived experiences, says Anjali Marok, interim global responsibility leader at Corteva Agriscience. Ahead of a free virtual event on regenerative agriculture happening from […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Norma Ritz-Johnson, Executive Director, United Sorghum Checkoff Program
Throughout 2021, Trust In Food is inviting leaders of the Foundational Partners of America’s Conservation Ag Movement to share their vision for the future of conservation and sustainability in U.S. agriculture. In this post, we spotlight Norma Ritz-Johnson, Executive Director at United Sorghum Checkoff Program, a Founding Partner of ACAM. Tell us a bit about […]
Trust In Food™ Introduces New ACAM Director
Veteran conservationist and fourth-generation Iowa row-crop farmer Ryan Heiniger has joined the Trust In Food™ team in the new role of America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM) director. Before joining Trust In Food™, Heiniger served for eight years as a leader at Pheasants Forever, most recently as director of agriculture and director of operations for the […]
Farmer Insights Drive America’s Conservation Ag Movement Peer-To-Peer Learning Communities
In the not-too-distant past, a paradox of some U.S. sustainable agriculture activities was that too often, farmers and ranchers weren’t at the table. Alternately, farmers and ranchers were invited to the table to clean up the leftovers—after the big decisions were made. Such an approach understandably left many farmers and ranchers with a bad taste […]