Articles by Spencer Chase

If you run a food company and are looking at ways to phase out genetically modified foods in your product line, there0s a good chance Randy Mooney and some other producers would like to chat.

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A few days before heading to Wisconsin to announce the latest round of Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) recipients, Sam Rikkers reflected on the quandary of running a popular government grant program.

At first, it might seem a little baffling that some of the worldðs biggest ag companies would have a presence at a convention where almost no one in attendance has the wherewithal to buy their products.

In his final address to a National FFA Convention, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urged FFA members to be the generation that opens up the doors of agriculture for all.

The Whole Farm Revenue Protection program isn€t perfect, but it€s getting a better as more and more producers sign up to insure farms where several different crops are grown, supporters say.

As thousands make the trip to Indianapolis this week for the 89th annual convention of the National FFA Organization, a pair of issues that might not be discussed at the four-day event are keeping FFA€s DC team busy.

By many accounts, Hurricane Matthew wasn@t as bad as initially predicted, but that doesn@t mean the storm left ag producers in the Southeast unscathed.

While the greater sage grouse may have avoided an Endangered Species Act listing, the Bureau of Land Management is still working to conserve the bird@s habitat. But those conservation efforts aren@t sitting well with cattle ranchers.