A Win For Rural America? Broadband & Telework

One of the last “official” appointments I had in the public policy space was a two year stent on the Federal Communication Commission Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force. I served on the “Adoption and Jobs”…

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#FarmOn

What does it mean to #FarmOn? Farm Journal started a campaign to highlight the continued march of our agriculture industry through the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are certainly not immune to the economic impacts of…

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Agriculture and Grocery Stores in the Coronavirus Age

In the span of a few weeks – the lives of everyone across the globe has changed dramatically. The grocery stores have also seen unprecedented demand causes shelves to empty in alarming fashion. Why has…

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One and the same: I’m a Human, a Mom, a Farmer, a Consumer

Choosing the food we feed our family is an inherently emotional choice. This is a choice that is often clouded with mass amounts of readily available information on the internet, which is often unreliable, filled…

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Are Farmers Ever Happy with the Weather?

Farmers and the weather are inextricably linked. Without favorable weather, it does not matter if we make all the right choice: we can choose the right seed, crop protection packages, and have all the right…

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