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The Global Farmer Network are farmers committed to inserting their voice and perspective in the global dialogue regarding food and nutritional security.

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Opinion
Using A Coin to Celebrate and Showcase the Power of Innovation to Feed People
As we honor the man behind the Green Revolution with a new coin, we should welcome the fact that we stand on the cusp of a Gene Revolution. It promises to help us to grow even more food on less land and in sustainable ways.
September 03, 2026 03:18 PM
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Ukraine Kees Huizinga
Opinion
Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Grain and Food Distribution is an Attack on All of Us
This is an attack on more than Ukraine and its people. It’s also an attack on everyone who lives outside Ukraine’s borders.
August 30, 2026 11:03 AM
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Opinion
AI is an Important Tool But it Cannot Duplicate Human Observation, Experience, and Wisdom
We must continue to hear and amplify the voice of farmers as they make unique contributions to discussions and debates surrounding food and its production.
August 17, 2026 01:12 PM
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Opinion
It Starts With Us
When we build a culture that immediately offers care and comfort, more people will step forward, speak up, ask for help, and help others.
August 13, 2026 08:23 AM
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Opinion
Global Farmer Network Welcomes New Board Members
The new board members join a distinguished group of 11 other agricultural leaders committed to empowering farmers through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
July 31, 2026 08:37 PM
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Opinion
Artificial Intelligence Empowers Farmers. It Does NOT Replace Them
AI holds tremendous potential to improve agriculture everywhere.
July 31, 2026 08:20 PM
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Opinion
Farmers just don’t grow food – we grow people
The world needs more good food. But perhaps even more, it needs people who know how to care—for land, for animals, and for one another. That is what so many women farmers grow.
July 24, 2026 03:12 PM
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Jennie Schmidt
Opinion
Grateful for a US Supreme Court Decision that Supports a Safe Crop Protection Product
Emotion-based rather than science-based restrictions on glyphosate would force many farmers to turn to herbicides that perform similar jobs with harsher, more toxic chemistry.
July 10, 2026 02:08 PM
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Opinion
Happy Birthday America: Celebrating 250 Years of Independence and Trade
The 56 signers of the Declaration came from many backgrounds and labored in many professions. The primary author of the document, Thomas Jefferson, was a farmer in Virginia. About 15 of the signers were at least part-time farmers.
July 03, 2026 03:20 PM
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Opinion
Technology and Trade Help Us Grow and Deliver Protein-rich Food to the World
As poultry farmers, we’re part of a long chain of production whose goal is to put delicious and healthy food on the tables of people around the world. It all starts here, on our farm, where we’re devoted to fast and efficient production, and where we’re always striving to do better with hard work and new technologies.
June 26, 2026 08:57 AM
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