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Do You Have to Know the Language in Order to Train Your Spanish Speaking Employees?

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:10:09 -0700

Do you have to know the language in order to train your Spanish speaking employees?: by Orlando Gil . "This is a question that sometimes comes up when discussing the opportunities and challenges of having Spanish-speaking employees in agricultural operations. Often, the perception is that if you don’t know the language, it can be pretty hard to train these individuals to do what you need them to do. Knowing the language helps, but this by itself, won’t guarantee success when training your Spanish-speaking employees." Here are more thoughts on knowing the language and providing effective training.

Mainstream Media Misinformation about Agriculture, summary of #agchat responses from August 25, 2009

Truffle Media Networks — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:47:51 -0700

Questions and summary excerpts from the Twitter dialog for #agchat from August 25, 2009, on the topic of Mainstream Media Misinformation about Agriculture.

Reference info for the discussion:

Semi-complete dialog of #agchat topic: Mainstream Media Misinformation about Agriculture from August 25, 2009.
Center for Global Food Issues.
Time trashes American agriculture, Drovers.com, August 25, 2009.
Op-Ed Columnist - Food for the Soul - NYTimes.com, August 22, 2009.
Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food - TIME, August 21, 2009.

Q1 via @narthur Is mainstream media sensationalizing (e.g. Jerry Springer) to combat traditional media malaise? What do we do?

capitalpress: Q1 It would be a mistake to generalize about media, just like ag industry doesn't want to be generalized.
agchick: Q1 It's all a ratings game, driving advertiser dollars. Entertain'm or lose'm So yes, "news" must be entertaining.
capitalpress: Q1 Compare your local paper or TV station to Springer and you are starting off on a bad foot
agchick: Q1 Even ag industry media outlets struggle to maintain audience against competing entertainment. My radio show had 2 be gud AND fun.
Jambutter: RT @Kubileya Seems any journalist not toeing 'ag is perfect' party line is automatically written off as sensationalist liar
Jambutter: Q1 What are you including in mainstream media?
THE_REAL_BEEF: Q1: From our experience with Time...yes. Obvious attempt to tell one side of the story to sell mags. Look at cover.
AgriLawyer: Q1: MSM is reacting to declining sales as the TMZs and bloggers of the world break news faster w/ less research
capitalpress: Q1 it's easy to see the holes in stories when it's about you or your business.
WriteNowBiz: this isn't bringing much for converesation so talking blind here but division is an issue - with ag facing many fronts
kubileya: Q1: Don't think MSM is sensationalizing much. In fact, don't think they go far enough in reporting some of the bad stuff that I C
Jambutter: Q1: 24 hour news is sensational. Weekly or less frequent magazines are investigative. Otherwise they wouldn't exist today.
agchat: Folks, how about we all take a deep breath and realize there is no sense in pointing fingers. This is a conversation - two-sided.

[Editor note: this one question has much more dialog. Suggest reading transcript for more detail.]

Q2 via @akleinschmidt If the journalists were here tonight, what would you like them to know about your #farm or part of #ag?

agchick: Q2 some interests have sold notion that "big ag" victimizes "family farmers" I'd like to correct that.
lucas_sjostrom: Q2 The farmer is not the brand name (and profit) using the farmer image.
bstammen06: Q2:Even though my family maybe contract growers, we are still a family farm
TopProducerMag: Q2. I'd actually like to find out what they view as big.
wheatworld: Q2 Not wheat-specific: farmers are real people, and so are folks who work at the companies they hear the worst about! Talk to them!
akleinschmidt: Q2 answering my own question: I'd like to extend a personal invitation to visit several modern ag farms. Both crops and livestock.
fugazimocon: RT @Jambutter: Not liking a thoroughly investigate story (e.g., 60 Minutes, Fast Food Nation) doesn't mean its sensational.
KYSheepandGoat: Q2 Back in the quill pen days when I was a working "Journalist" we tried to be fair representing both sides. Afraid that's missing
THE_REAL_BEEF: Q2: That so-called "factory farmers" regardless of position in food chain are real people who care about the food they produce.
AgriBlogger: Q2: They should get out on some farms (plural) before making judgments for one thing. Talk to farmers!
noonfarm: Q2 Seems we need to answer question "why does ag have to defend themselves" How did we become the bad guys?

Q3 via @TruffleMedia Is #ag calling kettle black? Hard ?, but tactics used in recent articles have likely been used by modern ag.

AgriBlogger: Q3: Can anyone point to an example of ag using the kind of tactic that started this?
maureenogle: Q3: I wd. say not. Again, my view is as historian. Ag interests have always had trouble getting message out.
lucas_sjostrom: Q3 I think we play a lot more defense than offense, so we don't have as much time to sensationalize stuff, otherwise we might more
maureenogle: Q3: & as others have sd. tonite, part of prob. is the many faces of ag. No single "voice" of ag
AgriBlogger: Q3: No. I can't think of ag even having that kind of "audience" to do something like the Time article.
tbtamartin: Q3 I don't care what issue it is journalism has the responsiblity of exposing ALL sides of the story

Q4 via @TruffleMedia What are the outcomes we want to accomplish by a rebuttal to current media stories?

mpaynknoper: Q4 Proactive positioning is best outcome #ag can ask for. #farms & others in ag need to connect w/people to get balanced story.
agropinion: Q4 Our city friends need to know we can't feed the world via farmer's market. Farming big doesn't mean you aren't safe or healthy
lucas_sjostrom: @agropinion Re Q4... and farming small doesnt mean safe or healthy! Or economical... can be, but isnt necessarily true
AgriLawyer: Q4: I hope it isn't a knee-jerk rebuttal, but rather a call to get out the many sides (not just two) on the issues discussed in MSM
THE_REAL_BEEF: Q4 For MSM to ID opinion as opinion. If TIME wants to be opinion, so be it. Don't disguise as news.
Jambutter: There are no sacred cows, e.g., Whole Foods (http://bit.ly/110TBe(expand)). My #ProFood interests focus on farmers and consumers.
alexayers1953: Q4: I think we want the consumer to understand that there is no way to feed the world by farming the way my grandparents did

Q5 Via @NEFarmBureau Would there be interest in a clearinghouse to report agenda-driven media contacts (those who seem suspicous)?

AgriLawyer: Q5: NO
TopProducerMag: Q5. Immediate response is YES. But...at what cost. If we start blacklisting reporters, you cut off your nose to spite your face.
agchick: Q5 Remember, that plays to both sides. I think this train has already left the station. Naive to expect a return 2 true "journalism"
mlewindy: Q5 why?
NateJaeger: Q5: I think a clearinghouse is bad use of time. Let's spend it organizing our own message and not worry about who's against us
lmworden: Q5 Not sure there would be a benefit to that...We're already hearing so much about "those that don't agree" and bias, see no point
AgriLawyer: Q5: a clearinghouse sounds too much like a "propaganda ministry" to me, where they are the final call on what is bias
amgrose: Is there a readily available resource for reporters to find sources/real farmers of all types?
TruffleMedia: @agchat Q5 re: clearinghouse; crowd sourcing info on "bad" articles/reporters/writers, Digg like up/down? +space for other side?
agropinion: Q5-- I want to know who is a vegetarian or a card carrying HSUS member
KYSheepandGoat: Q5 Afraid that sounds a little like a potential hit list.
JoDee_George: Q5: Turning our back on all of the time-stretched reporters is nail in coffin. It is good to share info abt media but that's it.

Q6 via @farmerscotty Why does the media portray us in #ag as stuck in 1950’s-era through photos & references to good ole days?

NateJaeger: Q6: If that's what they have in mind, let's use it! Our family farms still posses all of those qualities.
lucas_sjostrom: @agchat Q6 Because it is hard to take pictures inside our beautiful new ventilated and more humane barns, red looks good in the sun
AgriLawyer: Q6: I'm not sure if I agree with the assertion as based on recent criticisms of "factory farms and feedlots overrunning the country"
TopProducerMag: Q6 It's Charlotte's Web view of the world. It's what people know and want to believe.
KYSheepandGoat: Q6 Comfort zone. They'd like things romanticized, but I don't think you can feed 7 billion people that way.
mpaynknoper: @NateJaeger Q6 Can't agree. Disconnection creates distrust. We should be proud of science, technology & animal care advances
agchick: Q6 BUT, when I twitpic photos, vids from my farm, I'm accused of advocating big ag. So where's my line of tolerance
THE_REAL_BEEF: Q6 Sometimes we're our own worst enemy on this one. We perpetuate the American Gothic image rather than shaping a future one.
TruffleMedia: #agchat Q6 the word "farm" has that old time feel; continuing the myth: Old McDonald Had a Farm, fairs,&commercials portray farming that way

Q7 via @akleinschmidt Inference is big, modern, efficient=bad, unsafe, ’souless’. Where/when did we lose connection-How to repair?

NateJaeger: Q7: was it Jack in the Box?
lmworden: Q7 I think that ag has been trying to repair that image by showing how efficiencies make farms more sustainable.
agchick: Q7 Jack in the Box, melamine in milk, hepatitis in strawberries. All things more frequently reported as our detection improves.
fredomartin: this consumer does not want GMOs in his plate because independent safety research is not allowed
phildawgkey: Q7: Lost connection because there are only about 700,000 farms left that gross over $10,000/yr in product.
Jambutter: Wonder if #agchat will ever give serious consideration of how industrial food's $30B+/year budget to warp public perceptions...

Final Q - AKA Q8: What’s the one executable idea you’ve picked up from #agchat tonight?

chicknafoxhole: Q8 Be proactive. Tell your story before the lies get published.
NateJaeger: Q8: take a deep breath before responding to negative MSM issues and try to see all sides
AgriBlogger: Q8: Keep using new media tools to tell our story. Nothing like communicating direct with people!
agchat: Don't forget to go to our #agchat FB page, http://bit.ly/FV7Eb (expand) & follow @agchat for updates. Tell your friends to keep the party hopping!
THE_REAL_BEEF: Q8 Take our story straight to consumers...MSM is increasingly biased against modern food production
animalag: Q8 All segments of ag need to work together- there's room for all production types at the discussion table. We need to speak up now!
jody_donohue: Q8 make sure i have the science I can reference every time.

Water issues in ag: summary of #agchat questions from Aug 04, 2009

Truffle Media Networks — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:01 -0700

Reference information

Pioneer Press Live 07/28/2009, video, about Nestle commercial user of water in McCloud, CA community, the issues and concerns. More info at McCloud Watershed Council.
Great chart via @jacobedenfield "Transparency: How Much Water Do You Use" from Good magazine http://bit.ly/Oh5IX
interesting water rights blog from conversations http://bit.ly/aYxL2
More ref info "Watching water, A guide to evaluating corporate risks in a thirsty world" http://bit.ly/42G12t via @natejtaylor
“Army Corps says Lanier ruling should not affect nearby lakes”, The Augusta Chronicle, Aug 3, 2009 http://bit.ly/l1mCg
“Water shortage threatens agriculture, way of life in Valley”, Southwest Farm Press, Aug 15, 2002, http://bit.ly/16i61j
USDA Water Quality Information Center, http://bit.ly/E2Yl7

Semi-complete (as good as it gets) #agchat water issues dialog at http://bit.ly/17doAJ .

agchat: Q1: What is the public’s expectation of water conservation on the farm

nycUlla: @agchat I do not think most people have any idea about how important water IS to farming! they are starting to in cali though.
RinckerLaw: Q1: Public feels that water is currently being wasted through traditional irrigation practices and livestock
akleinschmidt: Q1: I think it depends where in the country you live. Perhaps more emphasis on water conservation west of Mississippi
lucas_sjostrom: Q1: I would agree that water is low on the list of #farm concerns. From cows #moo to corn... food safety and humane treatment are #1
nycUlla: I think federally founded irrigation is GOING to become a big issue soon. The public is starting to catch on
RinckerLaw: Q1: Many environmentalists are concerned with the amount of water that farming requires.
TruffleMedia: Q1 I believe there is public perception that ag uses lots of water, but not many could say how much "lots" is.
JeffFowle: Environmental Activists drive perception of ag being wasteful in CA. Fail 2 recognize ag as important beneficial use and efficient.
natejtaylor: Q1 We have made HUGE strides in #water use & #conservation in#ag.The tech in there now to get even better!! We need to use educate
TruffleMedia: fyi on "what is the Great Lakes Compact" see =>http://bit.ly/TX2aS
natejtaylor: @TruffleMedia @JeffFowle - Per USDA #ag uses 80% of the consumptive water use.
nedcoe: @natejtaylor in CA, ag uses 43%, environmental use 46%, and homes and Bus use 11% of developed water.
nedcoe: H2O use per acre by CA rice growers has dropped 65% in the last 20 yrs due to improvements in technology and new farming practices.

agchat: Q2: What states have critical water issues that impact ag and why (via @TruffleMedia)

nycUlla: @agchat Q2 I would say all of the west. The drying trend will continue.
lucas_sjostrom: Q2: I think the obvious answer here is that every state has its water issues that impact ag... you cannot really rule 1 state out
cowartandmore: Can't give you specifics, but municipalities all over Florida are fighting about water
AgriLawyer: Q2 the west has natural supply issues, but I would venture to say each has water concerns as @lucas sjostrom stated
chenx064: Q2: I'd respond with two questions. 1) Do differences arise from water ownership rules (riparian, prior appropriation) ....
chenx064: Q2: Another baseline question: 2) Within any one watershed, do farmers pay market rates for water, or is there a subsidized price
FarmerHaley: not much irrigation here in OH, But in IA they started to issue a yearly fee for irrigation and livestock wells
RinckerLaw: @nycUlla agreed- Western/Southwestern states obviously have the most water issues with ag due 2 availability
nycUlla: @akleinschmidt our natural advantage means nothing when our senators do not fight for ag money on the federal level.
skinnyhorse: In the west, we can't raise anything w/o irrigation. Arid to semi-arid climate. No water = no crop.
AgriLawyer: @JeffFowle I have a feeling the NPDES aquatic pesticides general permit from CA will makes its way east to many of the states
TruffleMedia: @AgriLawyer is NPDES = National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
AgriLawyer: @NateJaeger Q2: Its still all states, it just might be more comprehensive with CWRA
TruffleMedia: @AgriLawyer is CWRA = Canadian Water Resources Association
aafromaa: Not just observing, &I can't stay, but certainly Georgia/Alabama disputes affect both urban populations & ag

agchat: Q3: How are various water conservation practices affecting commodity/food prices (via @WillRogersToday)

nedcoe: Q3 the price of H2O which includes conservation is pushing cropping from low $ crops to high $ crops, such as orchards.
JeffFowle: Q3 Initial investment in new efficient methods is expensive. Long term savings do occur though but >power rates threaten $ savings.
nedcoe: Cotton land is now growing almonds, but with an interruptible H2O supply, not good, many orchards are brown this year.
chenx064: @nedcoe Q3: Very true. No market can overcome zero supply. And there are nonmarket values we do try to vindicate.

agchat: Q4: Beyond food price what are other long term implications as water becomes more scarce, expensive (via @WillRogersToday)

nycUlla: @agchat Q4 it could change where we can live.
AgriLawyer: Q4: Perhaps the Mad Max/ Chinatown scenario posed by @chenx064earlier - I got the Mel Gibson part though. dibs!
RinckerLaw: @JeffACSH - Q4: agreed. More technological advancements or we will have less food.
AgriLawyer: Q4: If no technological advancement, then a rearrangement of where food may be grown as water becomes more scarce
FarmerHaley: Q4: would have huge economic impacts! Lots of loans and investment $$ tied up in land, can you say another banking crisis
chenx064: Q4: Most economic models of #ag predict that higher input prices drive consolidation and increase farm size. Water is a prime input.

agchat: Q5: What are stats, implications on water use requirements for various types of ag (crop vs dairy vs meat etc) (via @TruffleMedia)

nedcoe: Q5 Have to be careful with comparing different crops, because the urban user will use that against us.
lucas_sjostrom: Q5: Water is always recycled unless it is contaminated. Because food producers do things right, the water comes back eventually
Gayle_Secret: Q5 - my understanding is that no-till practices could result in needing more pesticides, correct

agchat: Q6: What role can/should social media play in water conservation

scrowell: Q6 SM obviously plays role in education, awareness
WillRogersToday: Q6. With a compelling topic, SM can keep you from flushing the toilet for at least 2 hrs
TruffleMedia: Q6 Social media as a tool can help provide #ag #h2o info to those that normally are not aware. However, deeper info/action needed.
nycUlla: interview i did about holistic management. ever heard of it http://bit.ly/jDSQ6

Food safety: summary of #agchat questions from July 14, 2009 #farm #ag

Truffle Media Networks — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:16:33 -0700

Q1 via @agriblogger Is it reasonable to expect that government can guarantee #food safety? #farm #agchat

@JeffFowle: @agchat No.
@WriteNowBiz: I don't believe the gov't CAN guarantee food safety
@chicknafoxhole: Q1 No. Government can and should try, but no one can guarantee anything these days.
@JPlovesCOTTON: Q1. got to say I'm not too sure there are any guarantees from the government, much less about dynamic food safety
@PotatoPro: Q1 Food safety is a common effort. No way a government can guarantee food safety
@iTweetMeat: Q1 You cannot "test" your way to safety.
@akleinschmidt: @agchat Q1 No. But government can provide uniform minimum standards of food safety.
@margiealsbrook: Government can't guarantee #food safety but they can - and should - have laws & regs for food & #ag to make food safer
@lmworden: Q1 - There are no "guarantees" in life. Would like to think that gov't now is doing all they can to TRY to guarantee food safety...

Q2 Via @TruffleMedia What will Food Safety Modernization Act '09 do for consumers and producers, if passed? http://bit.ly/117Y44 (expand)

@iTweetMeat: Q2 :: Aside from more paperwork for everyone?
@WriteNowBiz: Q2 eliminate choioces for farmers & consumers
@margiealsbrook: re Q2 Gov would finally get recall authority for tainted or poison food - it's ridiculous that it does not exist already
@AgWiredLive: Q2: I'm afraid the "good intentions" will result in hard to enforce regs. that will drive up food costs and overburden producers.
@cowartandmore: Q2 I worry about getting one more agency involved. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
@JPlovesCOTTON: On Q2, I think that it is early to discern what the impact will be. Increase focus could be good. Overregulation is not productive
@iTweetMeat: Q2 :: There are some good elements, and some mirror for other industries what the meat and poultry folks have been dealing w 4 yrs
@lizardcow: @JPlovesCOTTON totally agree on Q2, can't know yet, too many variables.
@kmccomb1015: Q2 It doesn't matter about the size of the producer, but ensuring that our food supply is safe.

Q3 via @KateOnline What are some of the biggest misconceptions about the way food is produced/grown/raised & safety of that food?

@iTweetMeat: Q3 That local means "safer" (as per the discussion in Q2) -- misconception
@lizardcow: Q3 - farmers don't care, somehow "trying" to destroy environment, animal, etc.
@cowartandmore: Q3 That big farms are unsafe.
@JPlovesCOTTON: Q3 - Many people don't even consider where food is produced or how. Would be great to get more interest/education there
@NEFarmBureau: Q3 one big misconception -- no understanding of the risk involved. No guarantee that what you plant will be usable, sellable.
@lizardcow: Q3 - that farmers are either stupid or corporate giants in suits.
@JeffACSH: Q3 Food supply myths: That the food supply can be completely safe.
@akleinschmidt: Q3 Big misconception: organic, local = safe (or safer than other choices).
@JeffACSH: Q3 That organic is good for the environment.
@derekbalsley: Q3: That today's food supply is 'unsafe' in comparison to the past.
@JeffACSH: Q3 That technology is a foe, rather than a friend.
@kmccomb1015: Q3 I like to be able to support local farmers, but if their quality is not good, I'll shop elsewhere.
@cowartandmore: Q3 That all large farms are "corporate owned." I work for several "large" farms. All are family owned.
@iTweetMeat: Q3 - that consumers are not in some way responsible for food safety
@NEFarmBureau: Q3 That chemicals are BAD. Everything is made from chemicals.
@derekbalsley: Q3 Misconception that more government is the solution. That less freedom is better for consumers and for society.

Q4 What are key resources for the consumer to learn about food safety?

@JPlovesCOTTON: Q4 key resource for learning? Open minds on the part of consumer as well as those of us in agriculture #agcha
@WriteNowBiz: Q4 many places online to learn about food; best is discussion of farmers/consumers w/o flaming
@kmccomb1015: Q4 To be a well-informed consumer, start with USDA and FDA websites.
@NEFarmBureau: Q4 For young consumers, the Agriculture in the Classroom program, in NE at least, includes content about food safety.
@iTweetMeat: Q4 Reinstatement of high school home ec and learn about the resources out there
@AgriLawyer: Q4: I mentioned the concept of PSAs a few weeks ago for basic cleaning of foods and seperating during cookin
bubbamike: I would love to see 4A involved in urban schools. Pea Patches, small chicken & egg production for city kids
@kmccomb1015: Q4 Its really sad to see how people aren't self-sufficient when it comes to food...how many people do you know have gardens?
@WriteNowBiz: much opportunity to talk w/ producers and for producers to hear what is important 2 consumers
@lizardcow: Q4 Sadly, most people just google, get stuff sent to them by same relative who sends scary forwards, lots of misinformation!
@NEFarmBureau: Q4 appropros our discussion all evening, I think many people believe it's possible to live in a risk-free world.Nothing is risk-free
@derekbalsley: Q4 I'd like for more consumers to learn about farming, food, etc. directly from the source. Talk to farmers directly.
@reallybuffalo: #agchat Q4 the #ag industry must have clear labels regarding country of origin and the standard of production,free range #organic etc

Q5 via @KateOnline Do you feel consumers perceive certain products as safer? Organic/Local/Conventional?

@FarmerHaley: @agchat Q5 IMO most of them dont, the ones that do shop at specialty stores already
@lizardcow: Q5 - organic, obvs, one that really burns me is kosher - its a religious practice, not anything with safety or humanity
@NEFarmBureau: Q 5 Some people think minimally processed food is safest, others that processed foods have had any "bugs" processed out of them.
@PotatoPro: Q5 The food industry certainly figured out that food with less (complex sounding) ingredients is perceived as safer
@WriteNowBiz: @agchat Q5 perception is HUGE - perception is what makes people spend $$$$ on marketing
@lmworden: Q5 Depending on where you live and who you talk to, it def seems as if local (first) and organic are perceived as "better"
@AgriLawyer: Q5: of course they do, but will not always affect buying habits if the price is so much more
@iTweetMeat: Q5 Absolutely (ref Q2 and Q3). Yet, without any evidence they believe it
@akleinschmidt: Q5 covered this qxn a bit already, and was reinforced by #foodinc: local, organic is safe. Of course, this is not neces. true
@TruffleMedia: #agchat Q5 @ReformedLiving: "Potatoes are a filthy crop. " Of course they are filthy, they are grown in dirt! Same with radishes, onions.
@NEFarmBureau: @TruffleMedia Soil. It's soil. Not dirt!

Q6 via @KateOnline What #ag and #farm practices do you see or use that improve #food safety?

@lmworden: Q6 On a dairy farm - sanitizing teats before attaching milker, clean milk units, milk goes thru stainer, chilled down to 35 degrees
@derekbalsley: Q6: Wow, that's going to be a long list! Everything farmers do is aimed at producing high quality and safe product!
@akleinschmidt: Q6 I see growing use of ORP for checking sanitizing water in small scale veggie/fruit production.
@akleinschmidt: Q6 third party audits for those who direct-sell to grocery chains.
@RayLinDairy: Q6 $ us it's strict adherence 2 product labels & segregating milk from sick animals out of the bulk tank.
@cowartandmore: Q6 Record keeping is essential. Traceability is and becoming very important to consumers
@lizardcow: Q6 - fencing cattle away from streams is 1st thing that comes to mind
@iTweetMeat: Q6 The many MANY interventions requested by USDA for meat and poultry processors are mostly working - even in "small" plants

Q7 - the grand finale: What is the one executable idea you can take away from this evening's fiery #food convo?

@AgriLawyer: Q7: Developing an ability to speed read if you haven't yet
@shadysidefarm: Q7 What is the one executable idea you can take away from this evening's fiery #food convo? #agchat Keep blogging and hosting farm tours
@akleinschmidt: Q7 I have written a few food safety factsheets for OSU. I'll share on my twitter when published.
@TruffleMedia: #agchat Q7 write script for Reality TV show "Big Farmer" 14 contestants spend 52 weeks producing food and getting it to consumers. :)
@cowartandmore: Q7 In addition to talking to people about the veterinary care I provide, talk about how I help with on-farm food safety.
@AgJobNetwork: q7. My executable: Continue sharing articles and info in facebook newsfeed. Seems to help keep conversation alive. Educate.
@lizardcow: Q7 - keep on keeping on, someone is always going to dislike your methods, you just have to be able to sleep at night
@iTweetMeat: Q7 Engage a study to investigate the safety differences (or lack of) among "local" and "big ag" food
@JPlovesCOTTON: Good. @AgJobNetwork: q7. My executable: Cont sharing articles and info in facebook newsfeed. Seems to help keep convo alive.
@NEFarmBureau: Q 7 Recognize that consumers do care about the details of food safety that we know and take for granted that everyone does
Q7 RT @RayLinDairy: Q& Do more to make my voice as a farmer heard-to battle misconceptions

Phil Seng - The World's Changing Views of U.S. Livestock Agriculture

Truffle Media Networks — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:48:52 -0700

The World's Changing Views of U.S. Livestock Agriculture.

Jon Caspers (Chairman of the Board, United States Meat Export Federation) speaking on behalf of Phil Seng, United States Meat Export Federation Service.

NIAA 2009 Annual Meeting The Changing Face of Agriculture, March 31 - April 1, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.