Minnesotan Earl Baumgartner’s hobby is breeding corn varieties that are not genetically modified but are subjected to stresses such as drought and disease. His theory is that breeding “survivor corn” that can withstand these stresses will be important to farmers … Continued
The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is working to help join unemployed veterans with farming, an industry that is in desperate need of new people entering the field. FVC is helping veterans to start farming in rural as well as urban … Continued
Two animal shelters report receiving as many as 500 unwanted chickens a year. Seems raising your own eggs and meat behind the house isn’t easy, however humane and sustainable it might sound, says Urban Lehner at The Progressive Farmer. The problem … Continued
Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer have earlier-maturing hybrids in their research pipelines that could become available within the next three to five years, enabling Canadian wheat farmers to grow corn. DuPont Pioneer Vice President of Research John Soper told DTN’s Editor-in-Chief … Continued
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is soliciting stories, photographs and memorabilia from U.S. farmers and ranchers for its upcoming “American Enterprise” exhibition, set to open in May 2015. The museum hopes to showcase innovation within the industry’s consumer … Continued
U.S. agriculture and food companies are struggling to attract enough workers, a problem the industry says is getting worse. Innovation and growing demand for food has led to the creation of thousands of new jobs. As the farm economy has … Continued
L. Stockton Illoway, better known as “Stock” to Society members is a lifelong resident of Chester County and is married to Eleanor Morris Illoway, also a lifelong resident of Chester County. Stock graduated from The Haverford School in 1961 and … Continued
The long-simmering lawsuit between Monsanto and DuPont over rights to technology for genetically modified seeds ended in a deal that tosses out the $1 billion jury verdict DuPont was ordered to pay Monsanto last year. Instead, both companies agreed DuPont … Continued
Prices for crop land have zoomed up in the past few years as commodity and food prices have risen. A similar pattern occurred in the 1980s and then farm prices crashed, forcing many producers into bankruptcy. Marcia Zarley Taylor, a … Continued
Recent years have seen robust growth in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), the farming model in which local residents provide funding to farmers in advance of the growing season in exchange for a share of the produce when it’s ready. Joan … Continued
