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It's premiere day! Our Georgia Farmer Ambassador, Ricky Dollison's (@DollisonFarms) episode of @WTFCF_TV premiered through @AITCtweets this afternoon. Here is the link to watch - we know you'll enjoy learning more about Ricky's story!
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Check out this shout-out from @MilkenInstitute - The group mentions the research from our latest policy paper, Building the Next Generation of U.S. Agricultural Export Markets, in this article:
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If you're heading to the @WorldFoodPrize Borlaug Dialogue, we'd love to see you! We're hosting a side event with @2blades, Dawn of a New Era: How Sequencing Crop Genomes Can Usher Agriculture's Next Great Leap Forward. Join us Wednesday at 7 a.m. in Room 314.
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Ahead of the #WorldFoodPrize, our Eric Mitchell & Iowa farmer Sarah Tweeten (@FarmJFoundation) make the case in @DMRegister for investing in the world's farmers, @IFAD, research, dev't before hunger wins. Link in the replies below.
Check out this op-ed toay from @BradFinstad on @agripulse about the need to support global ag export markets, biosecurity, agricultural R&D, and efforts to drive down input costs. Thanks Congressman Finstad for being a champion on these important issues!
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Great news for agricultural R&D, American farmers, and global food and nutrition security! Thanks to @StateDept for supporting U.S. agricultural science and innovation!
[1/2] Today, @StateDept announced eight Feed the Future Innovation Labs in partnership with U.S. Land Grant Universities from around the country. American researchers will work on global threats to agriculture such as crop pests, livestock disease, and depleted soils, before they reach U.S. farms and grocery shelves, delivering direct returns for American taxpayers. state.gov/releases/office-of…
A peak into sweet potato harvest day in the Voice of the Farmer Garden! Did you know sweet potato leaves and tender vine tips are edible too?
Thanks to @dcfoodrescue for lending a hand with the harvest and helping get our sweet potatoes back into the local community! 🌱🍠
🚨 Check out the latest episode of Agriculture Crunch featuring @usaricenews!
🌾 American farmers have been growing rice since the 1600s. USA Rice's Cameron Jacobs talks about the U.S. rice market, which produces 80% of the rice consumed in America.
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From planting to harvest we want to thank our partner, @AmSugarbeet for helping us grow our Voice of the Farmer Garden this year! We're in the full swing of harvest now, but fall is still a beautiful time to check out our garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC!
FJF is excited about @USDA's new Seed Sovereignty Initiative focused on genetically sequencing major crops in the NPGS domestic genebank collections to unleash innovation for U.S. farmers and the agriculture industry.
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Reflecting on a beautiful summer of growth in our Voice of the Farmer Garden and feeling gratitude for all of our partners! Today's shout-out goes to @NationalCorn for their contributions and the corn that was much more than knee-high by 4th of July!
Our partner @farmcredit on this week's episode of Agriculture Crunch! Learn how they help support farmers during challenging times, what the International Year of the Woman Farmer has meant to them, and thoughts on where the Farm Bill is at: youtube.com/watch?v=YM6yHBtg…
This spring, we planted soybeans in the Voice of the Farmer Garden with our partner @ASA_Soybeans. Last week, we harvested the soybeans and have now cleared the bed to make way for cover crops this fall and winter. A big thank you to our partners at ASA!
Farm Journal Foundation at the @InterActionOrg Forum this week in Washington, D.C. with FJF Vice President of Government Affairs Katie Lee participating in the session, "Feeding Tomorrow: The Future of Food Security." Thank you for having us!
The latest episode of Agriculture Crunch is out now! Hear more about the work our incredible Voice of the Farmer Garden partner DC Food Rescue is doing. Watch or listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=hnWIFtoi…
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“It was inspiring to meet with such a smart, plugged in, and energized group of students to talk about the future of our industry, which is very bright indeed.” - FJF CEO Tricia Beal on hosting @AgFutureAmerica in our Voice of the Farmer Garden. bit.ly/4AWEiCS
In case you missed it! We published our latest policy paper, "Building the Next Generation of U.S. Agricultural Export Markets" - authored by Dr. Shawn Arita, of the Agricultural Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University. Read here:
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It's a busy week for us here at Farm Journal Foundation! Check out our events schedule and where we're at below. Reach out if you're interested in participating with us:
This week's Agriculture Crunch episode has a really interesting flavor! Our Florida Farmer Ambassador Renee Strickland shares more about her career in international livestock exports. Take a bite out of our podcast to learn more:
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