This video has been out for a while but just in case you’ve missed it. . . I can only link you to the video version for some reason. First time I’ve seen that. The comments are worth a read. You can watch this YouTube clip which has the song: If you’re just interested in the lyrics you can find …
Colorado Cooks Up Sustainable Dishes
More chefs are unleashing the tasty zest of American produce. The Culinary School of the Rockies is responding to the market for “sustainable cooking” with more courses involving the local flavor. Call it farm to table, seed to fork, farm to fork, or sustainable kitchen — by any name, diners in today’s top restaurants are demanding locally grown seasonal food. …
eXtension Has Cotton
You are probably familiar with the eXtension website but you may not know that there’s now a whole section on cotton. eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America. eXtension connects knowledge consumers with knowledge providers – experts who know their subject matter inside out.
Texas Gets Youth Involved in Ag
No, we’re not talking future farmers of America. We’re talking future chefs of America. The Young Chefs Academy in Fort Worth, Texas is holding its grand opening today, Jan. 19, 2008. The hottest craze for kids these days will soon be cooking up success at the new Young Chefs Academy located at 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Suite 260, Fort Worth. …
Cinch Those Belts Tighter with Soyfoods
Soyfoods could be part of the answer for those looking to lose weight. The Soyfoods Association of North America is promoting research that shows that choosing protein-rich soyfoods instead of other sources of protein could help consumers lose the fat and lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. An evidence-based review by Dr. David Allison and Dr. Mark Cope at the University of …
Florida Oranges Embrace Solar Energy
Florida’s Natural Growers are getting more from the bright, Florida sun than just oranges. The association is also harnessing solar energy to power their visitor center. The bright Florida sunshine that goes into every glass of Florida’s Natural(R) Brand Orange Juice is now helping power the Florida’s Natural Growers Visitor Center on Highway 27 North in Lake Wales. The Florida’s …
What The Bayer Season Is
At last week’s Beltwide we learned about the Bayer Season. Basically, it’s about taking care of your plants during the critical first 40 days. One of the presenters was John Smith, Bayer CropScience director of marketing. He says that the Bayer Season is a collection of products, innovation and people. They’re meant to help the cotton grower during those first …
Farmer Dave Blogging About Oranges
Farmer Dave down in Florida at Florida Natural Growers has started a blog to fight against imported oranges, called The Orange Diaries. I guess just because they’re not natural from Florida. Actually it’s part of a new multimedia campaign to entice consumers to buy American. So besides their ads they started a blog. According to an article in Citrus Industry, …
Meyocks Group Gets Creative
The Meyocks Group has added to their creative team. Joining as a designer and art director is Jill Brimeyer. Brimeyer had been a graphic designer with Dyton Creative, a Cedar Falls marketing and design agency. She earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the University of Northern Iowa in 2004. During her college career she interned for more than …
Zimfo Bytes
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) reiterated that meat, milk and other products produced from cloned animals will not be able to be sold as organic in the United States. OTA issued the reassurance after the FDA announced its conclusion that foods from cloned animals and their offspring are as safe as those produced from traditionally bred animals. FDA posted a …