Hey, simple mistakes can happen
Mistakes happen, even for the best of us.
Let there be light in continuing battle over pork checkoffs
Little wonder, then, why Big Meat hates the Humane Society; it's shining lights into corners that most in U.S. agriculture, often even USDA, want kept dark.
Federal judge bags Idaho’s ag gag law, opening door for more light
With Idaho decision, ag gag laws are up for a challenge.
Sustainable is what the name says
Can phrases like “global beef value chain” and “multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration” even be used to define sustainable?
The passing of a SAFE, silly trick
There's little safety and virtually no accuracy in SAFE, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, that passed the U.S. House of Representatives July 23.
Agriculture and water quality
As summer heats up so too will agriculture’s ongoing water quality problems heat up.
Ah, the farm boys of summer
No July passes without baseball’s All-Star game and no All-Star game passes without most middle-aged farmboys recalling childhood dreams of playing professional baseball.
How Chicago perfects democracy
It’s not a coincidence that the world’s leading economic powers also are the world’s leading food importers.
What makes you an expert in ag?
Ah, blessed readers; they are heartwarming and hazardous, professional and profane, loving and loathing. Without them, I'm out of business; with them, I'm often hearing their business.
Why does Monsanto want Syngenta?
Today, Monsanto remains the world leader in GMO crop technology with almost $11 billion in sales in 2014.
