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The Growing Problem: Hunger
Nearly 700,000 children went hungry in the U.S. last year. One in eight people in this nation struggled to feed themselves adequately. Both of those startling facts, cited in an NBC report, came...
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Celebrating Agriculture Every Day!
National Agriculture Week is is coming to a close in the U.S., with the grand finale falling on the first day of spring. Designed to “recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture”...
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Misconception & Work Ethic
In today’s world of information overload, it’s rare that a piece captures my complete attention. Even rarer is video footage that’s worth 20 minutes of viewing. This presentation by Mike Rowe of Dirty...
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Hey PETA, Agriculture Shows Up Every Day
Michigan State University’s student newspaper, The State News recently ran an op-ed from one of PETA’s well-known radicals. This particularly upset me, as no reference was made to the acts of vandalism...
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Industrial Agriculture & Sustainability
“Industrial agriculture” and “factory farming” are terms used with increasing frequency, thanks to activists on a rampage to put food production in the worst light possible to further their own...
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Agriculture in Prime Time
Thousands have lost their jobs to water in an area known as the U.S. breadbasket Last week agriculture saw a rare opportunity; a major farm issue was showcased during prime time, complete with...
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Faces of “Factory Farms”
Corporate agriculture. Land profiteers. Factory farms. CAFOs. Uncaring. Pundits of “big agriculture” espouse the downfall of our food system while pointing to greedy corporations. After all, they’re...
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National Ag Week Idea Extravaganza
There’s a collective sigh of relief in my office! It appears a party can be thrown on Facebook – and be a cool way of connecting people. I don’t know about you, but I’m always a little worried before a...
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Agvocates: People Just Like You
“Agvocacy” is the heart and soul of National Agriculture Week. A farmer in Ohio, Mike Haley, coined the “agvocate” term on Twitter a few months ago. It brings together ‘agriculture’ and ‘advocate’ into...
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Changing the Earth with Every Bite
“You can change the world with every bite.” is the closing line of Food, Inc. Rather than getting into the debate around this sensationalized “opiniontary” – I’ll just suffice it to say that it doesn’t...
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