Author name: boluman

Sarah, a third-generation corn farmer in rural Iowa, used to rely on her grandfather’s weather predictions and gut instincts. Now,

  Last month, Tom Henderson watched helplessly as a sudden hailstorm destroyed 30% of his corn crop – damage worth

It’s 5 AM on a misty Tuesday morning, and Sarah Martinez is already in her field, coffee in hand, watching

It’s 5 AM, and Jake Martinez is walking through his 200-acre corn field in Nebraska, smartphone in hand. Three years

  Last spring, my neighbor Jake watched helplessly as a late frost destroyed 40% of his apple orchard – something

  Last spring, my neighbor Jake nearly lost his 200-acre corn farm. Not to drought, disease, or pests—but to skyrocketing

Three months ago, I stood in the feed store staring at a $45 price tag for a single bag of

Last Tuesday at 6 AM, I walked out to my coop with my usual confidence, feed scoop in hand, only

Last winter, I watched a fellow farmer lose nearly 30% of his broiler flock to what started as “just a