“Moving at the speed of trust means engaging in productive conflict, holding each other accountable and focusing on the results that we’ve committed to,” Smith-Brubaker said.
The challenges for agriculture and the planet at large are daunting but surmountable, she said.
“There has been so much happening this past year, including losing entire crops to flooding, masking in the fields due to the Canadian wildfires and, according to USDA, 2023 has shaped up to be a year where we had the biggest decline in farming income in 93 years.”
