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This exclusive interview with Marco Ferroni, Executive Director of the Syngenta Foundation, is part of a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths at the World Food Prize. Listen as Ferroni shares his thoughts about meeting global food needs.

You have until the end of the month to voice your opinion on children hired to work on farms.

But a survey finds those who would pay more would only be willing to pay 1% to 5% more.

This exclusive interview with Vern Hawkins, President of Syngenta Crop Protection, is part of a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths at the World Food Prize. Listen as Hawkins shares his thoughts about meeting global food needs.

This exclusive interview with Jim Borel, CEO of DuPont, is part of a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths at the World Food Prize.

This exclusive interview with Mike Mack, CEO of Syngenta, is part of a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths at the World Food Prize.

This exclusive interview with Pierre Brondeau, CEO of FMC, is part of a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths at the World Food Prize.

This exclusive interview with Kenneth Quinn, President of The World Food Prize, is the first in a series of exclusive interviews conducted by "AgDay" host Clinton Griffiths.

New research advances cattlemen’s commitment to sustainably raising beef.

A 4,500-cow dairy proposed for Adams County has received the state water protection permit and high capacity well approvals necessary to operate, although it must meet additional requirements aimed at protecting area groundwater and lakes and streams.

Composting manure offers new revenue stream

Co-op investment tightens basis, but venture is not risk-free.

How to achieve results through the efforts of others.

This online tool weights the answers to assess level of risk, depending on how a dairy actually implements antibiotic treatments.

Milking rations as low as 14% crude protein still yield 90 to 100 lb. of milk/cow/day.

For a 1,450 lb. Holstein, that works out to about 26 lb. of forage dry matter.

A 500-cow dairy can potentially save from $2,000 to $7,000 every year through more efficient energy management.

A California ethanol plant and a dairy team up to build a methane digester.

Digesters create renewable energy, better manage manure, produce a steady supply bedding, and lessen their dairy’s environmental footprint by reducing air emissions and odor.

Update: Commenting period extended to Dec. 1. Proposed revisions will make it difficult for youth to learn the ropes of farming.

Rural infrastructure costs farmers time, fuel and safety.

Improve your chance of obtaining federal funding

Homemade oil helps fuel and feed this farm all year long

Funding for the biodigesters is provided through the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

Western United Dairymen wants leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees to support funding for the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

The Tillamook area producer agreed to restore and preserve more than 20 acres of historic wetlands to resolve a federal Clean Water Act violation.

The Department of Natural Resources said Thursday it will reconsider a key permit for a large dairyfarm proposed in Adams County after the agency received an analysis by a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hydrogeologist who concluded the farm is likely to reduce local water supplies. The DNR had made a preliminary determination that groundwater pumping by the 4, 200-cow Richfield Dairy would not harm local conditions.

USDA and World Wildlife Fund join the panel that will judge the newly launched awards program.

Competitive salary and benefits are just the start to building your farm team

Ken Ferrie answers a farmer's question about nitrogen running off in his farm tile.

A few tweaks can improve the efficiency of your farm shop, grain bin system and machinery.

Facing our challenges to guarantee our competitive edge

Missouri farmers use the Canton Ferry to transport grain across the Mississippi River to an elevator in Meyer, Ill.

M&M Feedlot near Parma, Idaho, takes manure from dairy replacement heifer corrals and composts it on-site to benefit area farmers, consumers and the environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring that 13 dairies in and near Chino take preventative measures to avoid manure runoff before the winter rains.

U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is working to help consumers and farmers come to the table to have a valuable conversation. They are calling this town hall-style meeting Food Dialogues.

Midwest Environmental Advocates and their clients have paid Rosendale Dairy for legal and expert witness fees to settle the dairy's claim that MEA's claims are frivolous.

Northern Plains farmers could soon have winter wheat options available.

The awards will recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts that deliver outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

Cuando se efectúan apropiadamente los elogios refuerzan la credibilidad.

Even in red-ink-laden 2009, the ratio of Class III milk to corn was about 3-to-1. Next year it’s shaping up to be closer to 2-to-1.

Ryan Kirby, the 2011 Tomorrow's Top Producer Sustainability Award Winner, works hard to preserve his farm for the next generation.

Dr. Gebisa Ejeta's sorghum hybrids have increased the production and availability of one of the world’s five principal grains.

The show's Oct. 5 program will highlight the ecological soundness, economic viability and positive community influence of St. Brigid’s Farm.

The New Zealand dairy giant says the global market for organics has changed, seeks to limit losses.

Method saves fuel, labor and equipment costs, also reduces soil disturbance and dust.

Porter Family honored with Agricultural Environmental Management Award.

Rabobank research shows California dairies, processors uniquely positioned to capitalize on growing global demand.

The well-monitoring effort is the most ambitious in the history of California’s dairy industry, and is the first such program of this scale in the U.S.

An easy transfer of reins for a farm business.