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The Future of Farming? Smart Technologies
The Future of Farming? Smart Technologies
The Future of Farming? Smart Technologies
Farming has been innovated at several different points and places in human past. Succeeding step-changes in human farming techniques were prompted by the British Agricultural Revolution in the eighteenth century, and the Green Revolution of the second half of the twentieth...
Harvesting Along The Edge
Harvesting Along The Edge
Harvesting Along The Edge
Each year, Slivka Grain & Ag with the help of L. Petersen Farms custom harvesting crew are faced with the task of harvesting wheat and barley, some of which is against 1,000 foot cliffs, to help deliver food to your table.
Mark Jackson: A Personal Story About Farming and the Future of Agriculture
Mark Jackson: A Personal Story About Farming and the Future of Agriculture
Mark Jackson: A Personal Story About Farming and the Future of Agriculture
In 1890, Mark Jackson’s great-great-great-grandfather bought a plot of land in southern Iowa. Five generations later, Mark is still farming that same land but using some very different techniques. In this moving story that crosses generations, Mark shows us both how radically agriculture has changed since that time, and how some things have stayed exactly the same...
Climate Change and Agriculture: America’s Heartland
Climate Change and Agriculture: America’s Heartland
Climate Change and Agriculture: America’s Heartland
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will affect food production in the future. Scientists say farmers and ranchers will have to deal with increasing temperatures that can alter crop cycles, droughts, threats of wildfire, and even the production of hydroelectric power for farming needs...
The Case for Engineering Our Food
The Case for Engineering Our Food
The Case for Engineering Our Food
Pamela Ronald studies the genes that make plants more resistant to disease and stress. In an eye-opening talk, she describes her decade-long quest to isolate a gene that allows rice to survive prolonged flooding. She shows how the genetic improvement of seeds saved the Hawaiian papaya crop in the 1990s — and makes the case that modern genetics is sometimes the most effective method to advance sust
As Ag Appreciation Month Approaches
As Ag Appreciation Month Approaches
As Ag Appreciation Month Approaches
February is flying by and March means Agriculture Appreciation Month for us. I come from a family that includes several farmers and ranchers - I work at the radio station, so I haven't grown any food lately, but I'm interested and I'm grateful...
The 10 Most Influential People in Agriculture History
The 10 Most Influential People in Agriculture History
The 10 Most Influential People in Agriculture History
Any "Most Influential" list of people or events can only be opinion. I have read quite a bit on agriculture in America and have compiled this list from my personal opinion and my personal reading. Feel free to comment if you feel there are others that should have made the list...
Happy Birthday Grandma!
Happy Birthday Grandma!
Happy Birthday Grandma!
My blog today takes on bit of a personal note.  Today is my Grandmothers 96th Birthday.  She's a really great lady and lives at the nursing home at Choteau. We're gearing up for our big Agriculture Appreciation features on ksenam.com, so I thought it would be fitting to tell a bit of the story about my own grandmother who is part of an agriculture family that has been in Toole County for a good, l