The TATT Global Farmer to Farmer Roundtable is now in session. This is a discussion which will take place this evening and continue tomorrow morning with a concluding lunch. After introductions we’re now involved in a discussion about issues like the growing world population and challenges faces farmers who are trying to produce food to feed them all. I’m listening …
TATT Global Farmer Roundtable Tours ISU Seed Science Center
The Truth About Trade & Technology Global Farmer To Farmer Roundtable participants went from meeting with our Sec. of Agriculture to a tour of the Iowa State University Seed Science Center. It was a short but fascinating look at the largest public seed testing facility in the country. We got a real behind the scenes look at the various labs …
Biodiversity World Tour Panelists
Here’s our panel at the Biodiversity World Tour town hall mtg. with Sec. of Ag Vilsack (right). It has been a very interesting discussion with lots of questions about organic vs. traditional agriculture and sustainability. I believe you’ll be able to watch a recording of the session on the BWT website. The participants include: Rajesh Kumar, Vegetable Farmer from Tamil …
Opening Biodiversity World Tour
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was an opening speaker at the Biodiversity World Tour stop on the campus of Iowa State University. It is being webcast live right now and I believe a recorded version will be available later. If you’d like to hear the Secretary’s comments I have them posted below. The theme of the town hall …
Learning About Global Farmer Challenges
World Food Prize week is underway in Des Moines, IA. There are a lot of meeting, town halls, roundtables, symposiums, ceremonies taking place, some simultaneously. I’m going to be focusing on the Truth About Trade and Technology Global Farmer To Farmer Roundtable. So to kick things off I spoke with TATT Chairman, Dean Kleckner. He says that there are 16 …
Going Global On Biodiversity World Tour
Tomorrow morning I’ll be attending the Biodiversity World Tour stop in Ames, IA where our U.S. Secretary of Ag, Tom Vilsack, will be joining the conversation. The event will be streamed live online too. Just use the hashtag #BWT2010 and your tweets will appear in the auditorium for the audience, moderator, Secretary Vilsack, and panelists to see. Iowa State University, …
Charleston|Orwig Gets Social At World Dairy Expo
Let’s meet the President of Charleston|Orwig, Mark Gale. In this week’s program you’ll hear a conversation that Cindy had with Mark at the recent World Dairy Expo. Charleston|Orwig, along with several of their clients were sponsors of our coverage of the annual dairy extravaganza once again. Mark told Cindy that the agency business has made some dramatic changes in the …
Farm Policy Outlook For 2011
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with one of the presenters produced by Paulsen Marketing. The 2010 Trends in Agriculture conference wrapped up with a Washington update: what to expect in 2011. Jim Wiesemeyer, senior vice president of policy and trade issues for Informa Economics Inc.’s Washington office, says the next few years could be …
Engaging Agricultural Communities
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with one of the presenters produced by Paulsen Marketing. How do agrimarketing firms find and engage agriculture communities and consumers? Joseph Rueter, a partner in Curation Station in Minneapolis, shared his insights with the Trends in Agriculture conference.
Macro Food Trends
Straight from the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference is a video with panel participants produced by Paulsen Marketing. The second day of NAMA’s Trends in Agriculture kicked off with a panel discussion on “Macro Food Trends.” Dan Halstrom is the Senior Vice President of marketing and communication for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. He emphasized a focus on global trade …