AgChat session 2/9/2010

Question 1:

What practices or management tools have you used to improve your on farm efficiencies in the last 10 years?

Question 2:

Which technologies have most impacted the way you do your job on your farm?

Question 3:

What are biggest challenges to maintaining the momentum of productivity increases in US agriculture?

Question 4:

What do you see as ways to overcome the challenges to maintaining productivity increases from Q3?

Question 5:

How do you explain using management practices that improve efficiencies to consumers/ general public?

Question 6:

Some management practices & technologies are more controversial. Have you stopped using some for this reason?

Question 7:

Can organic farming methods be efficient & highly productive?

Question 8:

What is the ‘tipping point’ in the decision on using Conventional vs. Organic farming practices?

Question 9:

Are there any challenges associated with implementing efficiency measures?

Question 10:

What is the one executable idea you will act upon as a result of our conversation tonight?

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week’s chat