A new group with some significant resources has jumped head first into the food and fuel debate. Members include the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company, DuPont, John Deere, Monsanto, and the Renewable Fuels Association.
The Alliance for Abundant Food and Energy brings together a broad group of visionary companies and organizations committed to sustainably and responsibly improving diets and reducing dependence on fossil fuels through agricultural productivity worldwide.
What We Stand For
* We are optimistic about global agriculture and its ability to meet growing demand for food, feed, fuel and fiber.
* We are confident in the ability of farmers in America and throughout the world to increase productivity to meet these vital needs in a sustainable manner.
* We believe that both food and energy are fundamental human needs and we embrace actions and innovations that strengthen agriculture’s ability to produce both. We reject the falsity of “either/or” choices.
* We recognize the vital role biofuels play as an important alternative to petroleum-based transportation fuels today.
* We are committed to the sustainable, responsible development of biofuel in the U.S. and throughout the world, without prejudice to feedstock, manufacturing process or final product.
* We encourage the acceptance of technologies as they become commercially viable and scalable, towards our goal of continually improving the environmental and economic benefit of biofuels.
What We Do
Through credible, fact- and science-based education, information and advocacy, we advance support for agricultural solutions today, while building understanding of agriculture’s ability to fulfill the promise of improved diets and better fuels into the future.
The Alliance for Abundant Food and Energy brings together a broad group of visionary companies and organizations committed to sustainably and responsibly improving diets and reducing dependence on fossil fuels through agricultural productivity worldwide. More information can be found online, at www.foodandenergy.org.
On my Florida journey that winds up at the Ag Media Summit I made a stop in Ocala today at the headquarters of 
We’re seeing more and more ag companies utlizing new media tools in their communications efforts. Here’s one I just found out about. The picture is Kassie Billerbeck, an Iowa State Student, who has 
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John H. Graham IV, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE, said “These organizations show how successful communication vehicles help associations accomplish their strategic goals and mission. I applaud the skilled communication professionals who have mastered their tools and communications strategies to create these exemplary pieces.”
Hello from the Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association/Florida NAMA Chapter luncheon.
The study was written by three Purdue University economists. Lead author Wally Tyner says they basically identified three broad sets of forces driving food price increases – global changes in production and consumption of key commodities, the depreciation of the U.S. dollar, and growth in the production of biofuels.
This is one of the things I miss about Florida. There’s nothing like a sunrise over the ocean.
I just got in to the Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach, FL. Here’s the scene through my windshield on the way down the Turnpike. I saw lots of cattle and some citrus. Not nearly as much citrus as I used to see coming out of Orlando though.
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