What does it mean to be a pro? Like a lot of American boys, growing up I regularly dreamed of being a pro athlete. Over the years and even today, whenever I hear of a story of a pro athlete getting in trouble, not showing up...
Janette Barnard was in the middle of a successful agribusiness career with Elanco when she decided to go back to school to get her MBA from Texas A&M. At A&M she caught the “entrepreneurship bug” and upon graduation launched The Poultry Exchange. Her company addresses the...
A few weeks ago, my wife and I decided to take our two-year-old on the New Pioneer Wagon Train, a trip in the Uinta Mountains near the Utah/Wyoming border. Yes, I said wagon train. Horses, covered wagons, and living like the pioneers for a full...
Have you heard of "superpests"? This term refers to agricultural pests that develop resistance to agricultural chemicals and other applications. The more technical term for these "superpests" is multi-resistance....
The Master of Agribusiness (MAB) Program is an executive distance-based program offering business training to individuals working full-time in food, agriculture, and animal health. The program is built to facilitate earning a Master's degree without career interruption, and students participate in two one-week sessions. ...
FUN episode here as Tim sits down with Greg Peterson of the Peterson Farm Bros. Greg, along with his siblings Nathan, Kendal, and Laura got their start by creating viral YouTube videos including "Farmer Style" (parody of "Gangnam Style"), "I'm Farming and I Grow It"...
This is the perfect end to our three part series on cellulosic ethanol. You have heard from Dr. Brown describing why we should care about the industry and informing us of its fundamentals. You have head from Michael McAdams describing some exciting new ideas affecting...
Michael McAdams knows biofuels. He knows the issues, the history, the players, and the future. He is passionate, well-researched, and you can hear it in his voice that he truly cares about this topic. ...
This is the first part of the three part series where we explore these opportunities and challenges with cellulosic biofuels. Dr. Brown describes a future where farmers can produce biomass that is specifically bred to be processed into fuels that can go directly into an...
On this episode, Tim chats with Erik Wilson, who is a farmer, an owner of a custom spraying business, and one of the co-founders of "My Job Depends on Ag". The conversation ranges from getting involved in agriculture when you don't have an ag background,...
