Tag: agriculture
Population trends help predict long-term ag outlook
Population shifts around the world are likely good predictors of how demand in the agricultural industry will adapt in the long term.
‘The ceaseless drive to endless increase …’
Our fear of hunger dictates a food system where farmers are embedded in a system that pushes for ever-higher yields, production, exports and profits.
Identity preserved soybeans offer market options
When customers buy soybeans from Bluegrass Farms of Ohio, they're buying varieties with consistent characteristics and identity preserved credentials.
Ohioans receive grants for agriculture initiatives
Several Ohioans were selected to receive grants from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
2,500 gallons of water per bushel of irrigated corn is ‘too...
Because of agriculture’s overall thirst, it is the biggest, fattest, slowest target in every effort to re-allocate today’s dwindling supplies of water.
How much will reduced Russian wheat exports impact the market?
There will be a shortfall in Russian wheat export sales due to the war in Ukraine. Alan Guebert explains how much this will impact global supply.
Russian invasion of Ukraine could impact US agriculture at harvest
Learn more about the crop sector in Ukraine, impacts on grain movement and potential impacts to U.S. agriculture because of the Russian invasion.
Broken systems lead to rising costs
Alan Guebert explains how globalization has led to one of the most efficiency-centered, imbalanced and fragile economies in history.
Farm and Dairy’s top stories of 2021
2021 was a year full of ups and downs for agriculture — and the rest of the world. Here's a look back at some of the top stories we covered in 2021.
Neil Harl is remembered as the smartest person in the room
Alan Guebert remembers the life of Neil Harl, following his death, and explains why he was the smartest person in the room wherever he went.
