by Jan Johnson | Jun 28, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Of the millions of good things that I’ve discovered about East Texas since moving here, the food here is really good. And when you’re exploring a new life, food is among the most important elements. I read an article once that said life is really about...
by Jan Johnson | May 31, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Shakespeare wrote, “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” With farmers, it’s “To talk, or not to talk: that is the question.” Or more accurately: “There’s a time to talk and a time to act.”...
by Jan Johnson | Mar 24, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Milton Friedman, in his book Free to Choose, detailed the four ways you spend money: You spend your own money on yourself.You spend your own money on someone else.You spend someone else’s money on yourself.You spend someone else’s money on someone else....
by Jan Johnson | Feb 2, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Last month, I attended the PrecisionAg VISION Conference in Glendale, Arizona. The four pillars of The VISION Conference are regenerative agriculture, automation, conductivity, and transparency. There was a lot of conversation around carbon credits and the role ag...
by Jan Johnson | Jul 22, 2021 | Farmer Insights
California farmers are facing an untenable choice: which crop do they let go so that they have enough water for the other crops to survive? In “No Water = No Crops,” a series of videos by Western Growers, three California farmers show the impact the...
by Jan Johnson | May 27, 2021 | Farmer Insights
Farmers Put the Pedal to the Metal After some horrendous spring seasons, this year hopefully promises to be a turnaround for American farmers. Farmers Put the Pedal to the Metal with Spring Planting Crop planting progress shows that corn and soybean planting rates are...