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Global food production is in a race to keep pace with the world’s expanding population. Farmers need to grow more from less while safeguarding their soil and the environment. To meet the challenge, agriculture is undergoing a fourth revolution, and Views on Agriculture convenes leaders shaping this journey.
Read on to discover insights, innovations, and cutting-edge research that will help advance food, farming and agriculture in the year ahead, and far beyond.
Innovating a sustainable food system
It’s a pivotal time in agriculture. The future of food production hinges on delivering new tools and technologies to farmers that help solve farm- and field-level challenges while improving overall sustainability.
My View on Agriculture is that sustainable innovation is the only path forward. When we think about the world’s increasing needs not only for food, but also to protect our natural resources and transition to renewable fuels – now and beyond – we must innovate.
Sustainable innovation is the only path forward.”
Views on Agriculture is showcasing the positive steps agriscience is making towards our goal of elevating innovation and inspiring action to sustainably increase the quality, quantity, and availability of food for all.”
Harnessing change
By Ambassador Terry Branstad
My family and I have been involved in agriculture for 140 years. Since my ancestors began tilling the soil in Winnebago county, we have seen incredible advancements and constant challenges to meeting the needs of a growing domestic and global population.
During my first term as Governor of Iowa, we successfully managed the farm crisis of the 1980s. We worked tirelessly to diversify, invest in new technologies, and bring additional value to our crops. We understood the implications of our work: we were not just fighting for the future of the family farm but for the ability to feed the world.