Bill Horan
Leadership Emeritus · GFN Leadership Emeritus
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About
Bill Horan grows corn, soybeans and other grains with his brother on a family farm based in North Central Iowa. Bill has served as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and one of the original GFN Founding Farmers from Iowa.
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Articles by Bill Horan (73)
November 5, 2025
Amplifying the Authentic Voice of the World’s Farmers By Choice
Every radio host and newspaper reporter around the world wakes up to the same question: What am I going to cover today? Farmers can supply the answer …
Read article →June 8, 2022
Direct Competition
Bill Horan is a farmer from Iowa and a founding member of the Global Farmer Network. In this video he explains why farmers need to control weeds so th…
Read article →January 24, 2022
AgriSociology
Bill Horan is a farmer from Iowa who is a founding member of the Global Farmer Network and a member of its board of directors. He appreciates that tec…
Read article →August 31, 2021
Bill Horan on Sustainability
Bill Horan is a member of the Global Farmer Network and an Iowa farmer. In this video, he talks about what sustainability means on his farm. Using tec…
Read article →August 5, 2021
Ignorance is Taking Away Choice
Cathie Martin has a good way of describing the critics of GMOs. She calls them "the W.W.W.s." She doesn't mean the World Wide Web, but rather the Well…
Read article →June 7, 2021
Politics of Farming
Bill Horan, Global Farmer Network member talks about the politics of farming in this audio recording with Mike Devine of KVFD Ft. Dodge, IA. Click bel…
Read article →Complete publishing history— all 73 articles
- COVID-19 Vaccine is a Science-Based Technology Life SaverFebruary 4, 2021
- Benefits of crop biotech life-changingJanuary 12, 2021
- Here's to the FarmerDecember 22, 2020
- Protecting the Technology That Feeds the WorldMay 7, 2020
- Technology Access is Key to Sustainable Agriculture, Regardless of Where you FarmFebruary 20, 2020
- Horan offers ag insights during trip to TurkeyDecember 19, 2019
- Uncovering the Food-based Version of "Stolen Valor"September 26, 2019
- A Campaign Focused on Science Over FictionAugust 9, 2019
- A Tale of Two TariffsMarch 15, 2018
- Food is the Ultimate WeaponJanuary 11, 2018
- A Farmer's Story of Self-DrivingOctober 19, 2017
- Farmers Don’t Want Aid Programs – We Want Trade OpportunitiesOctober 20, 2016
- We Need an EPA Rooted in Sound ScienceMay 12, 2016
- A Well-Fed World is a Peaceful WorldApril 28, 2016
- Looking Forward to More Accessible, Affordable SalmonDecember 3, 2015
- It Takes Political Courage and Statesmanship to Advance Trade DealsOctober 23, 2015
- The Dr. Oz Show Needs a Warning LabelOctober 1, 2015
- In the Battle to Feed the World, Farmers Need Science to Fight WeedsMay 28, 2015
- Using Glyphosate Politics to Scare People is WrongApril 2, 2015
- Pass the Butter – and the Trans Pacific Partnership - PleaseJanuary 8, 2015
- Thankful for Food and Those who Produce itNovember 28, 2014
- It’s Time to Expire the State by State Attempts to Label Our FoodNovember 6, 2014
- Trade Creates a World Primed for PeaceSeptember 18, 2014
- Best Crop Ever is a Modern Technology Success StoryAugust 28, 2014
- Chuck Norris’ Weak-handed Grip on the Facts of 21st Century AgricultureAugust 7, 2014
- Don’t Judge a Trade Agreement Before it is NegotiatedJuly 17, 2014
- EU-US Regulatory Harmonization is a Problem Worth FixingApril 10, 2014
- US Needs Trade Promotion Authority to Close Trade DealsFebruary 20, 2014
- When Food Security Worries Become National Security DilemmasSeptember 5, 2013
- Biotechnology's Prospects in the Black Sea RegionAugust 8, 2013
- COOL’s Collateral DamageJuly 3, 2013
- Litigation is the Root of the ProblemApril 17, 2013
- Trading Up For a No-Cost Economic Stimulus ProgramJanuary 31, 2013
- Time to Move Our Country Off the Export CliffDecember 20, 2012
- Trade: The Keystone Connecting Domestic and Foreign PolicyNovember 1, 2012
- Dean Kleckner: A Global Farmer Leader with Vision and ResolveSeptember 27, 2012
- Propaganda Agent Against Agricultural ProgressJuly 5, 2012
- Food: The Ultimate Weapon of WarMay 24, 2012
- Numbers MatterFebruary 9, 2012
- An Antidote of Truth for The Atlantic’s MisinformationJanuary 19, 2012
- Royal Skepticism RequiredMay 12, 2011
- Trade ParalysisMarch 3, 2011
- An Unnecessary Technology CrossroadsJanuary 27, 2011
- Soda Pop Tax: The "Sell By Date" has PassedNovember 11, 2010
- Growing the EconomySeptember 9, 2010
- Regulation That Kills JobsJuly 23, 2010
- Taxing a Weighty IssueJune 11, 2010
- The Real Story About Biotech CropsApril 23, 2010
- A Corn Growers Response to a Taxing SituationNovember 13, 2009
- Peace Through CornSeptember 4, 2009
- Energy Policy 101January 30, 2009
- Sweet MotivationAugust 8, 2008
- Bearing Gifts Across BordersDecember 14, 2007
- Future StockNovember 30, 2007
- Farmers That ShineOctober 19, 2007
- Strategizing FertilizerJuly 6, 2007
- An Opportunity to Good to RefuseMarch 23, 2007
- Rivers of BiofuelAugust 4, 2006
- Our OilJune 9, 2006
- Trade Ties That BindMay 19, 2006
- Fueling the FutureJune 2, 2005
- Keeping Our Eyes on the GreenOctober 1, 2004
- Attitude Adjustment NeededMay 27, 2004
- Tapping the Potential of BiotechDecember 4, 2003
- Growing A MiracleOctober 3, 2003
- Searching for the `real` story on biotech WheatMay 2, 2003
- Pharming into the Future: Becoming a Player in the Biotech RevolutionMarch 6, 2002
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