Ethanol makes a lot of sense. It’s a form of energy that harnesses sunshine and, in the process, can sequester carbon. It plays into a circular economy, enabling farmers, like Ray Gaesser, to work with neighbors to use and reuse resources, creating a ripple effect of economic and environmental...
Innovation. Collaboration. Supported farmers. These are some of the common themes presented in “Building a Dynamic FAO for a Better World,” the vision of QU Dongyu, Ph.D., general director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, as he starts his second four-year term. In...
Change is not easy, especially when it involves financial risk. That’s the situation farmers and ranchers find themselves in when considering innovative, climate-smart agricultural practices. Sure, in the long run, many farmers find that adopting practices like cover crops, no-till and...
An Agricultural Renaissance, led by innovative and entrepreneurial farmers, ranchers and foresters constructing sustainable, profitable and resilient systems that lay the foundation for a world of abundance on many scales capable of producing nutritious food, feed, fiber, clean energy, healthy ecosystems, quality livelihoods, and strong rural economies.