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...
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...
Tom McKinney remembers only once during his childhood when it rained a full 2 1/2 inches in one rainfall event on his family’s farm in Indiana. Born in 1958, he started helping his dad by picking up sticks and other tasks by about 1965. Today, the corn and soybean farmer says it’s not uncommon to...
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.