Hey, agricultural photographers, here’s a contest for you. The National Wheat Foundation is sponsoring a contest to recognize wheat farmers and this year’s wheat harvest. Entering the photo contest is simple. Email your best 2015 wheat harvest picture to kbullerman@wheatworld.org. Photos will be posted on the National Wheat Foundation’s Facebook page. The Foundation directors will vote to determine the winning …
Farmfest to Feature Minnesota’s 1st Rural Broadband Day
Underscoring the need for high-speed broadband access for farmers and ranchers, this year’s Farmfest will feature Minnesota’s first Rural Broadband Day. This news release from Farm Bureau says the farm show’s opening on August 4 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, makes the case to the public that with the rise of precision technology in agriculture, producers need the broadband to increase …
New Agricultural Education Content Standards
The National Council for Agricultural Education has released a new set of content standards (pdf). These standards “state agricultural education leaders and educators a guide for development of well-planned curriculum for AFNR-related career and technical education programs.” The multi-stage revision of the standards began in 2014 and included input from more than 270 secondary and post-secondary educators, business, industry and …
FFA Winners Tour Costa Rica’s Agriculture
48 national FFA award winners will depart for ten days in Costa Rica this summer. The trip will educate participants about the global agricultural industry and the opportunities and challenges of international trade. The country offers some of the most diverse agriculture and geography in the world, while being small enough to all students to gain a complete ag …
Corn Farmers Coalition Seeks New Opportunities
Riders on D.C.’s Metro have been looking at the faces of farmers for seven summers. This summer they will likely view fragrance ads and real estate commercials, as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority rejected the Corn Farmers Coalition‘s annual campaign. Ads already in place were recently removed following the decision of the board to disallow all “issues and advocacy” …
Agri-Pulse is Media Partner for “Drive Across America”
American Agri-Women is celebrating 40 years of advocating for agriculture with a five-month tour, “Drive Across America.” Partnering with them for this event is Agri-Pulse Communications. “Our past and our future are based on advocating for agriculture and presenting the truth about production agriculture to the public, policy makers and the media. We are so pleased to have a media …
American Agri-Women Question Land Management
American Agri-Women raise an interesting question; who owns Nevada? This example is one of the issues the nation’s largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women is posing at their 22nd annual Symposium. Held at the USDA building in Washington D.C., the event is scheduled for June 8th from 9-11 a.m. The symposium, “Divided Lands: Federal vs. State Management in …
Soy Based Paint Can Shrink Your Footprint
Two parking lots in New Jersey are being refreshed, with the first waterborne traffic paint made with soybean oil. The Medford Township school system continuously searches for sustainable initiatives, which lead the director of operations and technology, Joe Bilkuck, to BioStripe. This soy-biobased traffic paint is being tested on two of the district’s parking lots, because in addition to being …
Pork Addresses Key Industry Issues
This morning on day two of the 2015 World Pork Expo the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) hosted another press conference to address three issues impacting pork producers, swine businesses and organizations and the consumer. Dr. Howard Hill, NPPC past president, began the morning discussing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines that were released in February. He noted the committee did not …
Agvocating for a Thirsty Land
Conrad Weaver just announced a collaboration with the AgChat Foundation on his latest documentary project, Thirsty Land. The AgChat Foundation is the in-kind “Fiscal Sponsor” and fundraising partner of “Thirsty Land” film. The Foundation will provide fundraising support as a 501c3 non-profit organization, enabling Weaver to receive grants, and other tax-deductible donations for the film project. Weaver is launching a …