The sky seems to be the limit for the future of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and can be a real opportunity for farmers, according to RaboResearch Senior Grains & Oilseeds Analyst Owen Wagner. Wagner was at Commodity Classic last week talking about how sustainable aviation fuel fits into the landscape for commodity demand. “This (SAF) is not just for vegetable …
Rabobank’s Gilligan Tapped to Lead Ag Consultants
Paige Gilligan, CAC, a senior vice president with Rabobank, NA, Fresno, Calif., was elected president of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Gilligan holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business management from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She received her Certified Agricultural Consultant designation in 2007. She is currently …
Ag Commissioners Urge Protection of Farmland
Most of the country’s original colonies are urging the federal government to preserve and protect our nation’s farmland. “Protecting farmland for future agricultural use is of utmost importance to every citizen of the United States… so critical to maintaining the future viability of our agricultural sectors and rural communities,” said agriculture commissioners and officials from 13 states in a letter …
U.S. Farmland Being Lost at Alarming Rate
America is losing rural farm and forest land… some of it the best farmland in the world… at an alarming rate, the equivalent of losing the entire states of Connecticut and Vermont over a six-year period. Bob Wagner, the Senior Director for Farmland Protection Programs at the American Farmland Trust, spoke to attendees of the Farm Foundation’s Food and Agriculture …
Farm Bureau Names New Promotion Committee
In an effort to develop and centralize resources that inspire and equip Farm Bureau members to convey the significance of agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has appointed farmer and rancher members to the organization’s new national Promotion & Education Committee. AFBF President Bob Stallman announced the appointment of the following members to the committee: Phyllis Couture, West Valley, …