Top Producer Summit: What Trips to 16 Countries Taught Me About Growing the Farm in Uncertain Times

As a 2018 Nuffield Scholar, Archie Griffin traveled to 16 countries to study how farms can find success if their primary products are facing declining consumption, value and profit margins.

By Top Producer Magazine

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January 11, 2022 04:40 PM

As a 2018 Nuffield Scholar, Archie Griffin traveled to 16 countries to study how farms can find success if their primary products are facing declining consumption, value and profit margins. Hear his key takeaways, and as a result, how he’s changing his North Carolina farming operation.

Speaker: Speaker: Archie Griffin, Griffin Farms and 2018 Nuffield Scholar

Learn more by reading Archie Griffin’s Nuffield International Farming Scholars Research Report

2022 Top Producer Summit

Feb. 14-16 in Nashville & Feb. 23-23 Online

Register and learn more at TPSummit.com

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