Improving nitrogen/nutrient utilization (45%) was the top choice in answer to the ZimmPoll question, “What should the next seed traits focus on?” That was followed by drought tolerance at 23%, improve food/fiber profiles 14%, improve current traits 9% and other 9%. If you selected “other” what would you suggest? So there you go researchers. Let’s get with it and bring …
Meat MythCrushers
There are a lot of myths about eating meat. They’ve all been crushed by Meat MythCrushers! Get the truth. The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) in conjunction with American Meat Institute (AMI), is pleased to announce the launch of the “Meat MythCrushers” campaign, an effort to reconnect Americans to modern food production and to “crush” some of today‟s more popular …
Common Sense Coalition Talk Radio
The Common Sense Coalition Talk Radio is alive and well. What was the Derry Brownfield Show has made a metamorphosis after his passing away and host Beth Schoenberg is carrying on the duties. It’s: Straight Talk With A Knack For Seeing Things As They Really Are The CommonSense Coalition is heard daily across America bringing our common sense approach to …
Do You AGree
There’s a new ag policy group in town. Welcome to AGree. Today eight of the world’s leading foundations launched AGree, a new initiative that will tackle long-term food and agriculture policy issues confronting the nation and the world as the population continues to grow and resources become ever-more constrained. AGree is launching at a pivotal moment for food and agriculture …
United We Eat
I’m getting ready for the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit. It’s time to head back out on the agriblogging highway. The Animal Agriculture Alliance will host its tenth annual Stakeholders Summit May 5-6, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. The Summit will bring together food and farm industry leaders to reflect on the challenges of the past decade and new opportunities to …
A Vision For The Agri-Business Educational Foundation
What’s your Vision2020? For the Agri-Business Educational Foundation it’s an initiative that seeks to raise up to $4 million over the next 10 years for college student scholarships, student and young professional development programs, and support of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Program. This week’s program is part of my series with the folks who are making it happen, …
Frontera Intros Melon Mania
Speaking of fresh produce. I was just a few moments ago. How about some melons? We’re at peak time of freshness according to Frontera Produce. So the company has just launched a new website for consumers called Melon Mania. Of course they have a booth at the United Fresh Convention in New Orleans. “Our new Melon Mania website showcases our …
An App That’s United And Fresh
The United Fresh App is now available just in time for the United Fresh Produce Association conference taking place this week in New Orleans. It will be on my iPhone at the next iTunes sync. The United Fresh app is available for Android, BlackBerry and iPhone users and can be downloaded free of charge at www.UnitedFresh.org/apps. The apps feature United …
Vidalia Onion Museum Opens
The Vidalia Onion Festival has just concluded but that doesn’t mean you can’t find out all you want to know about these world famous onions. The event also marked the opening of the Vidalia Onion Museum. The Vidalia Onion Museum provides guests with an interactive, historical experience. The museum is filled with educational exhibits that highlight the sweet onion’s economic, …
Get AgWired on iPad Flipboard
We want you to use the AgWired app on your iPhone, iPod Touch or Android phone. And you can use it on your iPad. But I thought I’d point out another very cool way to get AgWired on your iPad by using Flipboard. I love the Flipboard app because it takes rss feeds and puts them in a very user …