Agchat session 3/23/2010 Question 1: What can/should farmers do to protect quality of surface and ground water? Question 2: Would you incorporate algae tech and/or hydroponics to handle nutrient runoff if there was an ongoing ROI? Question 3: People talk about food security. Are farmers feeling ‘H2O secure’ for what they want to do? How…

3/16 #Foodchat Session Question 1: Is it healthy for government to politicize food as Governor Granholm of Michigan has done with Meatless Saturday? Question 2: Is food ethical? See https://bit.ly/945Umc for consumer white paper/research report Question 3: How do you feel your diet positively or negatively impacts your health? Examples? Question 4: https://www.trufflemedia.com/twitter/foodchat2010-03-16q4.htmlN Question 5:…

Agchat session 3/09/2010 Question 1: What extension programs do you currently utilize? Question 2: What local extension programs are most important to you, and why? Question 3: What has been your most positive experience with an Extension professional? Question 4: 2011 Budget request for USDA NIFA (formerly CSREES) is $1.5B. Are we getting value? Question…

Agchat session 3/02/2010 Question 1: Are there any universal soil limiting factors for crops? Up there with water/sun? Question 2: What soil quality data is available from local, state, fed gov; and what is the use value of that data? Question 3: Do state need soil & water offices in every county or could we…

Agchat session 2/23/2010 Question 1: What keeps you awake at night (meaning what’s your biggest fear/worry)? Question 2: What gov regs & permits do you have to deal with & how time consuming is it? Question 3: Why don’t more farms market their product through local grocery stores? Question 4: When I buy produce at…