Andy Vance

Last week I spent a few days in our nation’s capital with leaders of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Gathering for the group’s annual stakeholder’s summit in Arlington, I was honored to address the group as part of a panel on engaging the media on controversial issues. As I shared with the group during my mid-afternoon [...]

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years. [...]

Last Christmas, one of the local radio stations played a hilarious a capella version of The 12 Days of Christmas by a group called “Straight No Chaser” and I was hooked. I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for a capella music, especially when it’s clever… A 10-member vocal group with its origins at Indiana University in [...]

Editor’s note: The following is a guest editorial written by Ohio’s Director of Agriculture David T. Daniels. A fellow native of Highland County, resides on a family farm that recently earned the distinction of being a “Century Farm,” meaning it has been held in his family’s stewardship for more than 100 years. Prior to being [...]

Editor’s note: This column was written by The Honorable Tom Vilsack, who was named the 30th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the United States Senate on Jan. 20, 2009. Prior to leading USDA, Vilsack was elected Iowa’s 40th governor, serving consecutive terms from 1998-2006. A native [...]