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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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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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Opinion
Leaning into Technology to Endure the Volatility of Geopolitics, Economics, and Climate
We must take a long-term approach and make sure our nation’s agriculture can endure the volatility of geopolitics and economics. A lot of forces are outside of our influence, so we must make the most of what we can control—and that means embracing the tools and technologies that allow us to thrive.
June 19, 2026 02:42 PM
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Jia-Cih 'Tiana' Yang
Opinion
Farmers Are Applying Sound Science to the Biggest Challenges in Agriculture
As we exchange goods and services, we also exchange knowledge—and I’m hopeful that when farmers and scientists work together across borders, we can overcome diseases and improve agriculture everywhere.
May 20, 2026 03:53 PM
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David Statham
Opinion
Our Regenerative Farming Practices are Science in Action
We’re telling a carbon-positive story about agriculture. We’re meeting both the needs and expectations of consumers by supplying companies with raw material for clothes and doing it in a regenerative way that helps the environment.
May 15, 2026 08:18 AM
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Global Farmer Network
Opinion
EU Progress Possible When Sound Science Used to Grow More Food
We must use our voices as farmers to speak up and let consumers know that gene-edited crops are safe. And we must push forward into a farming future that helps us all.
April 04, 2026 01:30 PM
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Policy
It’s Time To Abolish the Jones Act
Abolishing the Jones Act shouldn’t take a war or a disaster. Times are always tough—and the last thing Americans need is another bad law that makes it harder to make ends meet.
March 26, 2026 05:07 PM
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Opinion
Recognizing 2026 as the UN-Designated International Year of the Woman Farmer
Women make up 43 percent of the global agricultural workforce. The rate is even higher here in Africa, where women are credited with producing 70 percent of our continent’s food, according to the World Economic Forum.
January 05, 2026 05:07 PM
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Opinion
Recognizing the Important Relationship Between Kenya and the United States
Kenya and the United States must continue to work together—on national security, on healthcare, and above all on the international trade that can help us both prosper.
December 23, 2025 11:10 AM
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