Nationwide French farmer protests BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 15: Free-range hogs belonging to demonstrating farmers arrive to graze in front of the German federal chancellery on January 15, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The pigs, which are not treated with hormones or antibiotics except in medical emergencies and are only fed with non-genetically-modified food, were brought…

Posted onFebruary 4, 2024byMike Callicrate Callicrate note: Several years ago, in a conversation with John, we discussed the use of a new term describing what I thought was a better kind of agriculture.  Since “sustainable” had been stolen by big corporate ag, I suggested the word “regenerative” better described the kind of agriculture I wanted…

As the Ogallala Aquifer dwindles, rural towns try to keep their sole water source. MOSCOW, Kansas — Brownie Wilson pulls off a remote dirt road right through a steep ditch and onto a farmer’s field. He hops out of his white Silverado pickup, mud covering nearly all of it except the Kansas Geological Survey logo stuck…

Callicrate note: I’m with Mexico February 2, 2024 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Ag Exports, Ag Policy, Corn, Crops, News, Trade, USTR Farmers heard an update on Mexico’s genetically modified corn ban during Wisconsin’s Corn-Soy-Pork Expo. During a panel discussion on market development, Neal Caskey with the National Corn Growers Association said the U.S. Trade…