Author’s note: This was piece originally debuted on Working Ranch Magazine‘s podcast. The new decade came at us storming out of the gate. 2020 was a year full of disruptive, groundbreaking events and issues surpassing anyone’s crystal ball. Nonetheless, a look back at the trends and shifting tides can give us a sense of what…
The ag industry is abuzz with the fiasco left in the wake of the Dean Foods empire collapse. Earlier this year, it may have seemed the legal mess surrounding Dean Foods after they filed for bankruptcy and were bought out by Dairy Farmers of America for a $433 million price tag. Now, the not-yet defunct…
I was able to yet again reap the bounties of COVID-induced webinars. This time, I attended the 2020 Sustainable Ag Summit, which I highly recommend looking into if you are want an insightful, diverse and up-to-date roundup on the latest strides regarding agriculture and food sustainability as we know it. There were plenty of great…
COVID was a cruel wake up call that our agribusinesses and food supply chains weren’t as resilient as we’d have liked to believe. Now that ship has sailed – what can we do to improve in the future? I was privileged to attend the annual Organic and Non-GMO Forum (held digitally of course) put on…
Crisis. There’s no better word to describe the current situation of the agricultural economies. We were hurting for a long time, limping along as many voices cried out about how broken the supply chain really was. But now we are truly in a crisis. And there’s no going back to simply “the way it was…
2019 was a wild ride for many of us. Now everyone is thinking about starting a new decade starry-eyed, full of hopes and ambitions. I’m not much for predictions, but I think we can evaluate last year’s trends and the noteworthy events that have already shaken us this first month and make educated guess on…
As a former 4-H kid myself, I may be a bit biased. But I think its pretty fair to say the things kids in this program do are pretty amazing. This week for AGDAILY, I did a little roundup of just a few samplings from 2019 alone detailing the utter generosity of these 4-Hers and…
Update: As many of us suspected, prosecutors in this case have uncovered eyewitness reports that the activists capturing the footage coerced and encouraged the behavior depicted in the film. Please read the full article here. We will continue to keep you updated as the case progresses. We read the writing on the wall and though…
I was very excited to have finally turned out an article that stirred the ag community pot a bit. The article was a response to the Washington Post article by former Wisconsin dairy farmer, Jim Goodman. You can read mine here. You’ll want to make sure you get through that before continuing so you stay in the…
I may be a bit late in sitting down to pen this, and chances are you heard lo and behold President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law on December 20. The $867 billion was truly a bipartisan success in a 386-47 House vote and an 87-13 Senate vote. After some revisions, hot…