This is Part 2 of 3 of “Making safe, affordable and abundant food a global reality”, Jeff Simmons and Dr. Chris Ashworth from Elanco. Read more at PlentyToThinkAbout.org. In the Part 1 blog post, Simmons summed up that the role of technology in developing safe, affordable and abundant food enables three rights: food, choice, sustainability. […]
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Technology’s role in food?
This is Part 1 of 3 of “Making safe, affordable and abundant food a global reality”, Jeff Simmons and Dr. Chris Ashworth from Elanco. Read more at PlentyToThinkAbout.org.I’ve had the opportunity to hear a message about food insecurity and using technology in food twice in the last 2 weeks, and this is so timely for […]
Producing enough sustainable food
Ahhh. Sustainable. A word that is so overused, yet so important to agriculture. And also to consumers who want to use it as much as possible when it comes to their food. And we’re taking food. Everyone wants it. Everyone needs it. This YouTube video came out yesterday and it does pretty darn good job […]
REAL Hunger Games
I’ll admit, I’m a huge fan of the Hunger Games novels. And I’m going to see the movie tomorrow…totally thrilled! For those of you unfamiliar with the Hunger Games series, there are 12 Districts, each of which has a specialization. Even though Katniss, Gale and Peeta are all from District 12, I’m a fan of […]
Bill Gates, a voice of reason for modern agriculture
With all of the negative media and crazy animal activists, it’s good to have a voice outside of agriculture serving as a great spokesperson. That’s why I was more than pleased to see a common household name, Bill Gates, as one of those voices. An article from Drovers CattleNetwork says yes, the Microsoft founder is […]
