Mike Wilson
Senior Executive Editor at Farm Progress
Executive Editor/director of content, Farm Futures, Farm Progress Co.
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1 month ago |
farmprogress.com | Mike Wilson
Earlier this year, Iowa farmer Mike Dahl opened an invoice for farm insurance and felt a jolt: The premiums had nearly doubled. Feeling queasy from sticker shock, Dahl called his agent, who reminded him he had requested more coverage for a new $45,000 shed, along with some smaller add-ons. While accepting some of the price hike as justified, the increase still caused Dahl to sit down and read the fine print in his policy. “It was 15 pages, and on the last page, I found a 15% surcharge,” he recalls.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
farmprogress.com | Mike Wilson
The Consumer Electronics Show, held last week in Las Vegas, was all about autonomy and AI — including farm equipment. Leaning in on the farm labor crisis, equipment companies like John Deere and Kubota showcased autonomous machines that can mow your yard, till your field, spray your orchard — even bring refreshments out to the field, with no help from a human. To sum up CES 2025: automation, robots, and AI were on practically every booth and product.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
farmprogress.com | Mike Wilson
Watsonville, Calif., farmer Dick Peixoto’s organic journey hasn’t been all blue sky and roses. “It’s definitely more challenging than just sitting down and scheduling spray jobs each week,” says Peixoto, who will be honored as organic Grower of the Year at the Organic Grower Summit today, Dec. 5, in Monterey. “Organic takes a lot of work.”Still, he says he would not consider going back to conventional farming. “Lakeside is in a good place because of our crop diversity,” he notes.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
farmprogress.com | Mike Wilson
Each morning Dick Peixoto rises before dawn to begin solving a puzzle. Unlike a crossword or jigsaw, it’s a living business that shifts each day with the whims of Mother Nature. The ‘pieces’ include hundreds of dedicated employees, running a state-of-the-art cooling and shipping facility, and a 3,300-acre California farming operation that specializes in growing over 50 kinds of veggies year-round. Welcome to Lakeside Organic Gardens, Peixoto’s family-owned and operated farm in Watsonville, Calif.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
farmprogress.com | Mike Wilson
Each morning Dick Peixoto rises before the crack of dawn to begin solving a puzzle. Unlike a crossword or jigsaw, this puzzle is a living business that shifts each day with the whims of Mother Nature. The ‘pieces’ include hundreds of dedicated employees, running a state-of-the-art cooling and shipping facility, a fleet of trucks, and a 3,300-acre California farming operation that specializes in growing over 50 kinds of veggies year-round.
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