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In its recent report, 0Farms and Free Enterprise: A Blueprint for Agricultural Policy,0 The Heritage Foundation calls for the elimination of constructive energy programs in the next Farm Bill. That0s a nonsensical proposition. The Farm Bill0s Energy Title reduce

It°s a sad fact, but most Americans today have never met a farmer, or even visited a farm. Over the decades, the farmland that once surrounded most cities has given way to sprawling suburbs, transforming what was once a largely rural nation only a century ago into an incre

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When crop insurance and precision farming technology are combined, improved risk management solutions will soon follow. Precision farming technology has been steadily growing for years and has provided significant gains in producer productivity and efficiency. Roughly six in ten produc

There is reason to believe that we can move beyond the current political impasse and find solutions to address the need for foreign-born labor in U.S. agriculture. AGree recently convened leading voices on immigration, who laid-out several potential pathways forward.

We all know that access to clean water is critical for personal health. What is not as immediately apparent is how essential access to a consistent supply of water is to the economic vitality of our rural communities. America€s more than 50,000 U.S. rural water systems are

Discussions about agricultural policy usually focus on how the federal government should help farmers. However, the other side of the equation is also critical. How does the federal government intervene in ways that makes it more difficult for farmers to farm their land?

Mistrust of business, politics and nearly all traditional institutions is thick in the air with American consumers, particularly millennials. While social distrust is a relatively new norm, not all companies and brands are failing. Those that connect with consumers on reasons f

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) offers technical and financial assistance to farmers and ranchers to maintain high standards of resource conservation and environmental stewardship while also pursuing additional conservation improvements. Eligibility is based on meeting or ex

As the agricultural economy enters a down period in which low commodity prices have strained farm incomes and concerns about liquidity have reached an all-time high, agricultural bankers are ready and willing to help America€s farmers and ranchers.