By Nick Weber

I grew up in St. Louis and now work here in our corporate headquarters. Quite frankly, I don’t get out to the farm much. In fact, I think I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve visited a farm. I’ve learned a lot from other meetings with farmers at trade shows, in the office, etc., but it’s different to have the conversation focused solely on what’s happening with them.

Before February, I relied almost entirely on agriculture trade publications, their Web sites’ message boards and the occasional mainstream media article for information about what’s … Full Article »