Andy Vance

Yesterday I travelled to Jones Turkey Farm in Medina, Ohio for a roundtable… er, make that round bale discussion about farming in  the the U.S. Broadcast to 150 million listeners around the globe via BBC World Service Radio, discussion program World Have Your Say kicked off a series featuring various well-known American professions, and took [...]

As I report in the Sept. 3 edition of Feedstuffs, the weekly newspaper for agribusiness, farmers as a whole are expecting to see record net income this year. While drought will clearly have an impact on farm sector economics this year, the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests that impact won’t be [...]

It’s not my intention to turn this blog into a political commentary, but as a wanna-be policy wonk and would-be political analyst I from time to time have observations you might find useful. Case in point, I wanted to share some thoughts on Paul Ryan, Governor Romney’s choice for Vice President. Especially in the early [...]

I’m on a mission: to locate the two tykes depicted in the iconic “You Been Farming Long” print popularized by Country Woman magazine and the Reiman Publications family of magazines. Chances are, especially if you grew up in rural America or anywhere near a farm or ranch, you’ve seen this poster. Growing up, this print [...]

My friend and Feedstuffs colleague Megan Brown shared an extremely surprising article last week under the headline “Temple Grandin not working on Animal Welfare for consumers benefit any more.” WHAT? Temple Grandin, if you aren’t acquainted, is the nation’s foremost authority on humane treatment and handling of food animals. She has literally written the book [...]