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As a farmer, I’m proud to be a part of feeding America and providing key materials for our economy. Taking care of our food from farm to table requires attention to detail, good systems, people who know what they’re doing, and people able to catch problems before they snowball. That’s why the food recalls we’ve seen...

Farming teaches you pretty quickly that work matters. You get up early, put in the hours, take care of what’s in front of you, and hope the weather and the markets cooperate. You take pride in what you produce, even when the work is hard and the outcome isn’t entirely in your control. That’s what Labor Day means to...

We all sometimes have to make decisions based on incomplete information. Farmers do it every day. You look at the weather. You look at the soil. You look at the market. You talk to your neighbors. You make the best decision you can with the information you have. But there’s one thing you don’t do: You don’t hide the...

Issue No. 1 — Why I’m Starting This, and What’s Actually at Stake This Harvest I’ve kept a farm journal since I was a teenager. Rainfall totals, planting dates, what broke down and when, what the market did the week we sold. It’s not fancy, just a way to remember what actually happened instead of what I think...