Fairs and Ag Festivals

Fairs and Ag Festivals

AgChat session 6/01/2010 Question 1: What is your favorite farm festival/ag event? Why? Question 2: What have been some really great consumer engaging agriculture exhibits at state/county fairs? Question 3: How can we attract non-farm folks to ag events without being too ‘hokey’ or ‘folksy’? Question 4: What should the No. 1 message (or takeaway)…

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How Agriculture Needs To Work Together

AgChat session 5/25/2010 Question 1: Is it possible for diverse agriculture groups to come together when philosophies are different/opposed? Question 2: Why is it hard for agriculture to set aside parochial interests & cooperate on issues of mutual interest/threat? Question 3: What causes each segment of #ag the feeling of ‘being threatened’ by other segments?…

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Connecting with “moms”

Foodchat session 5/18/2010 Question 1: What steps do food producers take to reduce air, land, and water pollution? Question 2: What are the biggest concerns moms have about how their food is grown/raised? Question 3: As food producers, how do you buck trend that all parents want a ‘quick’ meal that comes from can or…

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Immigration Reform

Agchat session 5/11/2010   Question 1: What commodities require the most reliable work source? Are some producers worried about being short labor? Question 2: If not hispanic/migrant works to harvest fruit/vegs & other #farm products, than who? Question 3: How can we economically justify closed borders when consumers are not willing to pay for increased…

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Agricultural Education

Agchat session 5/4/2010 Question 1: What’s the effect of diminishing funding on agricultural education programs at the collegiate and post-graduate levels? Question 2: What ways can producers promote agricultural literacy in their area? Question 3: Do you think agricultural education should be apart of the course requirements in high school for public school education? Question…

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