Today, our thought leader is US Farmers & Rancers Alliance Erin Fitzgerald putting perspective and an intelligent way to think about the EAT-Lancet report issued last week on the implications for feeding a growing global population – and will share the number one flaw in the process of the commission. 

Food News of the Week: 
1. We know that Crops can be bred to Resist Disease—but is it possible to breed Crops Resilient to Rising Temperatures? 
2. Female Ranchers are on the Rise! 
3. Recruiting Ants to Fight Weeds on the Farm 
4. These are 5 Ways Grocers can Sell More in 2019 

Farmer of the Week: Cassidy Johnston, who along with her husband and sons, work a cattle ranch in southeastern New Mexico.