Regenerative Agriculture is the latest trend in production agriculture, being presented by corporations due to consumer demand. But, what is Regenerative Agriculture? General Mills is one of the first companies to set goals for regenerative agriculture. Their goal is to expand their programs to 1 million acres across North America. Here are the General Mills
Sustainability in Agriculture is one of the big topics of the past few years. There are many definitions. However, all definitions include maintaining successful production agriculture for the present and the future. All must start with and involve healthy soils. Defining healthy soils is possibly the easy part. A recent Successful Farming article included “10
The latest push in Illinois is to add solar energy to the grid to increase the state’s footprint of renewable energy. The state’s goal is to require 25% of retail electric sales be from renewable sources by 2025. What does this require from solar? How many farmland acres will be required? Illinois’ total electricity production
I have written a few articles on Sustainability in Agriculture over the past few months. It is a hot topic in virtually all industries, and perhaps especially in agriculture. This is a consumer driven topic. Why? Consumers want to know that they are purchasing food that helps the environment, improves their health, and improves the
Recently I wrote that “Sustainability” is an un-definable word (“Sustainability in Agriculture: An Undefinable Word”). In it I explained that everyone seems to have a different expectation of this word, and therefore impossible to define. As this special word becomes more important to consumers, perhaps a better way of stating my case is to state
Food Business News recently published an article regarding a forecast by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC). “Each year, our team of registered dietitians, nutrition experts and consumer researchers take a look at what we can expect in the coming year,” said Joseph Clayton, president and CEO of IFIC Foundation. “In 2020, we predict
Anyone farming in the Midwest in 2019 understands “challenges!” I believe it is clear by any measure that we have set a multitude of records during this year. e.g. most rain in April, May (and June?). Latest planting dates in history. Most acres of prevent plant. And the year is not yet finished. Farmers must
Love Your Neighbor By Craig D. Mann Some of you are too young to remember the days when baling and corn shelling jobs were plentiful. The phone used to ring frequently at our house those summer evenings, and generally speaking, my three boys had a job the next day. Preceding those times, I can remember
One door closes, another opens—God provides opportunities where we least expect it! Proverbs 16:3 reminds us: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” Do you ever pause and wonder—How did I get to this position in life? For me, sometimes it is almost over-whelming all the steps that have
