Editorial Blog
One of the biggest challenges for farmers today is finding and keeping good help. Farms need sophisticated, engaged, dedicated and hard-working employees.
In every business decision, you have to measure the risk versus the reward. That can be really daunting in today’s volatile economic environment.
As Top Producer Editor, the favorite part of my job is visiting farmers across the country.
The growing distance between food production and the consuming public is creating an abyss in knowledge and understanding of where food comes from, or what to do with it after it after it’s purchased.
While her photography caught my eye about four and half years ago, Erin Brenneman has led a revolution of social advocacy for the pork industry.
While it may be hard to believe, the ag economy is showing signs of improvement.
During low-profit years for farmers, off-farm income can improve the odds of farm survival.
China Strikes The Heartland And President Trump’s Base
When individuals assemble in groups, profound changes can take place. It’s as if the group casts a spell over the individuals who comprise it.
The U.S. economic growth is strengthening and unemployment continues to trend downward, with the result being the Federal Reserve is likely to announce its first interest rate increase of 2018 today
As agriculture continues to evolve, there are more opportunities than ever before to enter this diversified career.
Will Trump’s unpredictability on trade pay off for agriculture?
My paternal grandfather worked for my grandmother’s father. He raised six sons and a daughter, produced corn, hay and purebred Chester Whites.
I’ll be flying to a meeting this week and fortunately, the airline I’m using just implemented new rules on allowing emotional support animals. It’s an effort to minimize abuse of the designation.
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the United States would create significant economic disruption, but its scope, duration and cost depends on our level of preparation.
The best part about human capital is that the more you effectively utilize it, the more you have.
The pending nuisance lawsuit in North Carolina could change the way the pork industry does business if the judge rules for the plaintiffs. Are there things you can do to avoid a similar situation?
So-called hot Dog Water was being sold in Canada for US$28.85 a bottle, and people were buying it. Although it professed health benefits, it didn’t. It was actually a study in human behavior.
I don’t know about you, but I love looking out the window when I fly. There’s just something about seeing life from a different perspective.
One of the things that amazes me about kids is their ability to love others. As we celebrate 4-H Week and the power of our young people, I couldn’t resist sharing one of my favorite 4-H experiences.
Sometimes the smallest voices speak the loudest. Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike shares Ty’s story.
As domestic meat prices climb and the U.S. exports more pork to protein-hungry countries, could the alternative protein industry gain ground in a world with a growing appetite for all things protein?
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
Consumers are turning to more plant-based proteins to meet their protein needs, and industry is racing to develop new types of meatless meats.