How often does life get too busy that some facets run on auto pilot? I think it can inadvertently happen to most of us. Sometimes I get so focused I lose touch with some of the amazing elements of my daily environment at home or on the farm. You know how it is! Sometimes it … Continue reading “Environ Mental”

My Dad died last week and I really miss him. I grew up on the farm doing something with my Dad everyday. When I came home from school, Dad and I would check fields in his truck, ride the harvester, or spend time in his office. My brothers and I could go to farm meetings … Continue reading “Sustainable Farms Need Sustainable Families”

Board rooms throughout the world are abuzz with a new approach to doing business under the banner of creating “shared value.” Shared value is created when companies generate economic value to serve their business interests in a way that simultaneously produces value for society by addressing social and environmental challenges. This approach was articulated in … Continue reading “Advancing “Shared Value” in the Sacramento Valley”

As part of a larger sustainability initiative in the Sacramento Valley, water resources managers from throughout the region have come together to form a Task Force with an eye to continuously improve water management. As a first step to better understand and portray the Sacramento River watershed—the Task Force commissioned a technical report articulating Efficient … Continue reading “Efficient Water Management for Regional Sustainability in the Sacramento Valley”