Gary Truitt
The Need for Speed, Driving New Planters
At the National Farm Machinery Show last week, the Kinze planters were getting a lot of attention. Eric Broadbent, Kinze director of North America...
Commentary: Things Have Got to Change Around Here
Change on the farm is easy and hard. It can happen quickly and at the speed of molasses in January. When Roundup herbicide hit...
Farmer Optimism Remains Strong at Louisville Farm Show
Billed as the largest indoor farm show in the country, The National Farm Machinery Show is in full swing this week in Louisville, KY....
Commentary: The Untold Story: How Agriculture is Saving the Planet
Whenever groups, organizations, celebrities, media stars, politicians, non-profits, corporations or just nutcase individuals seek to draw attention themselves, improve their public images, or raise...
The Rule has Been Ditched
On Thursday, the EPA announced a new rule that effectively put an end to the Waters of the U.S., WOTUS, which was one of...
Make Meat Cool Again
The MO of entertainment award programs is to generate controversy, which is a deliberate approach aimed at raising public interest in events that might...
A Record Year for Crop Insurance
2019 was a record year for farmers in many respects, but it was also a real test for the crop insurance industry. “According to...
Sec. Perdue Optimistic About 2020
When the clock strikes midnight and 2019 fades into the history books, most farmers will utter a big sigh of relief. Let’s face it,...
Commentary: We Made It Through 2019, Now What?
In agriculture, we like to compare years past to our present situation, “This is just like 2011, or 2008, or 1980, or 1968.” While...
Learning from 2019 as 2020 Looms
As we prepare to put 2019 behind us, what can we take away for planning a better year in 2020? As I talked with...
