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Balancing education and entertainment comes naturally because people are drawn to those they like and trust.
Building a community through humor and relatability makes learning about agriculture more engaging. Science and agriculture are truly incredible, but if we want people to tune in and absorb the facts, we have to make them interesting and accessible.
By blending entertainment with education, we can capture attention, spark curiosity, and help the public better understand the future of food and farming.
One of the biggest myths I encounter as The Farm Babe is the misconception that GMOs lead to excessive pesticide use.
In reality, GMOs were designed to reduce or even eliminate the need for chemical sprays. A great example is glyphosate—it may come as a surprise to those not involved in production agriculture, but it is actually one of the safest herbicides ever developed, which is why it’s widely available at stores like Home Depot and Walmart.
On our farm, we might have applied herbicides like glyphosate just once or twice a year, typically at the start of the growing season. And when we do, it’s at a rate of just 22 ounces per acre—less than two beer cans spread over an entire football field.
The claims about glyphosate in food are often overblown due to misleading media reports, poor testing methodologies, or false positives. If any trace amounts were to be found, they’d be in parts per billion—comparable to a single drop of water in an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Unfortunately, fear-based marketing often pushes expensive organic alternatives, even though organic farming still allows pesticides. At the end of the day, many food labels and scary headlines exist more to sell products than to inform consumers with real science.
I’d love to see the agriculture industry break further into mainstream media and make farming more fun, engaging, and accessible.
Right now, many food and farming “documentaries” paint an inaccurate or one-sided picture, and people often take them at face value. Just because it’s labeled a "documentary" doesn’t mean it’s factual. Who funded it? What’s the agenda?
Consumers should hear from actual farmers when learning about agriculture. Farmers make up only 1% of the population, but thanks to social media, connecting with them is easier than ever. Social platforms and hashtags like #FarmTok, #AgTwitter, #ActualLivingFarmer, and #FactsNotFear are great ways to interact with real farmers and learn the truth about food production.
Or, you can always track a larger-scale farmer down and take a tour! It is truly fascinating to learn more about where our food comes from – especially on a larger “feed the world” type scale. The more we embrace communication and storytelling, the better we can bridge the gap between farmers and consumers.
One of my most exciting projects is the Farm Cruise—the world’s first floating farm conference!
We held the inaugural event in February 2025, and I’m looking forward to expanding it in the future.
I’m also exploring more agritourism opportunities, including international travel experiences that connect people to farmers and food production in a hands-on way. You can learn more at www.farmcruise.com.
Beyond that, I’m diving deeper into media—collaborating with platforms like The Red Green Show, expanding into television, radio, and film, and growing my reach to non-farm audiences. The goal is to keep sharing agriculture’s story with bigger and broader audiences in fun, innovative ways.
Definitely Red Green himself! His famous saying, “If they can't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy,” perfectly aligns with a motto I could utilize, “If they can't find you pretty, they should at least find you practical.” Haha!
Like Red Green, I love using humor and creativity to tackle challenges in a relatable way. Innovation, practicality, and a good laugh go a long way—whether you’re fixing things with duct tape or breaking down myths in agriculture!
Technology is revolutionizing agriculture in ways we never could have imagined.
From drones and AI-powered data tracking to precision sprayers that shut off automatically to prevent overuse, farmers today have more tools than ever to improve efficiency and sustainability.
Soil health and regenerative agriculture are also gaining momentum, with farmers using advanced techniques to improve land stewardship.
We’re producing more food with fewer resources, reducing environmental impact, and even raising the vast majority of livestock without ever needing antibiotics. Technology has improved every aspect of our lives, and agriculture is no exception. The future of food production is smarter, more sustainable, and more efficient than ever before.
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