Legacy Effects Two years ago today, the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico ruptured, spewing oil for months and impacting everything from fishing to tourism along the Gulf coast. At some point, a new term was coined by environmentalists to describe the resulting impact. The impact has resulted in “legacy effects” on [...]
Director’s Blog
In recent months, I have come across articles that imply the whole world is growing genetically modified (GM) crops. In a recent Ag College newsletter from my alma mater, an article stated that, if given a choice, the consumer would choose a GM product at the grocery store. However, I took time to look at [...]
“A Few More Years to Go”……… Back when I was farming, not that many years ago, I heard the phrase “I have a few more years to go” usually uttered by a farmer well past 65 or 70 years of age. I think there is a lot of fear on the part of older farmers [...]
As a farmer for the better part of twenty-five years and now Executive Director for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, I am becoming increasingly concerned over what I perceive to be a push by the federal government, farm organizations, and private industry to bring more and more acres of farmland into production. I realize the price [...]
Record high grain prices, multiple disasters in Japan and unrest throughout the Middle East spark concern over oil supplies. This has a domino effect that impacts your pocketbook here in the US. What can you do to protect yourself against spiraling food and fuel prices? [...]
“How do farmers learn and consider a change in methods which will lead to healthy food, a decent income for their families, and long term sustainability of their farming operations? How do institutions encourage farmers to explore innovation and new ways of thinking?” [...]
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute has been in the business of building community by encouraging environmentally sound, profitable, socially responsible agriculture [...]
