Advocacy: #SpeakAg Dialogues: What Holds the Best Potential for the Future of American Food Production

A panel discussion from the National FFA Organization’s #SpeakAg Dialogues series, where an agricultural journalist moderates a conversation with two farmers—Jared Luman, a Minnesota organic crop and beef farmer, and Jeremy Brown, a Texas cotton farmer who grows both conventional and organic crops—about the future of American food production. The farmers argue against a strict organic-versus-conventional binary, advocating instead for a third option of regenerative agriculture that combines practices like no-till farming, cover crops, and composting to balance profitability with environmental stewardship. They also stress how farming practices must vary by region and emphasize the importance of farmers communicating with consumers to bridge the disconnect between producers and the public.