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Where does your food come from?   The grocery store. The refrigerator. A restaurant.  All are “correct” answers, but how does our food get there?  The Food + Farm Exploration Center is here to teach everyone just how our food does make its way to us. Younger learners can learn about agriculture through play! All ages can explore the intersection of farming and food, the people who make it happen, and the processes that take it from field to fork through interactive exhibits. Buy your tickets at the exploration center or in advanced at https://lnkd.in/gaZCvt7i  

Seed policy champion Kiki Hubbard has begun a new chapter! 🌱 After over a decade with OSA, including leadership on our State of Organic Seed reporting and policy platform, Kiki moved to University of Wisconsin-Madison last year. We caught up with her to learn about her work with USDA's Farmer Seed Liaison initiative. Kiki’s recent work is focusing on: 🌾 Enhancing seed marketplace transparency 🌾 Amplifying growers' voices 🌾 Promoting broader seed access for research and breeding And more! Learn how to support this crucial work and stay informed on seed policy in the full story here: https://lnkd.in/guYKdcuX #SeedPolicy #OrganicAg #FarmerRights

Are you attending #Philadephia IFT? Simply Good Ingredients will be there Stop by our booth to discuss #productdevelopment #texture optimization Faster service #local supply #costsaving Low #MOQ Learn more about #cleanlabel Hydrocolloids!

There are three hallmarks to a good chick paper, which can make all the difference in the first seven days. Discover how the right chick paper is integral to crop development with our video and blog. https://lnkd.in/eti_8sFJ #chickpaper #cropdevelopment #firstsevendays

Join me for field Talk Friday as I visit with Eric Mowen of GROWMARK, Inc. As combines are running through the fields, Eric and I discuss our biggest surprises from this past year, how to plan for the challenges of next year, and what we can do to help the next generation! What do you see as the biggest challenges for the upcoming season? And how are you going to meet them? Make sure to use your solid agronomic resources through agronomists like Eric and AgXplore International as you begin planning for next year!

Diversifying rotations in the corn belt. New paper from Traldi et al. in a Purdue collaborative research project. I am always interested in owned vs rented and its there in Table 2 and: "Regarding land access, several farmers mentioned that their decision-making was severely constrained by high land costs since they had to keep profits and productivity up and could not afford the risk of experimentation with diversified practices, particularly on rented acres. Additionally, some participants mentioned that the land market put them in the position of deciding whether to expand their business while potentially causing conflict with neighbors." The biggest challenges to diversification are economic and market access. Lots of examination of this in this paper and suggested ways to address these challenges in the conclusion. Thanks Purdue researchers and the entire research collaboration for sharing this research.

Our Essentials courses offer more than hands-on lessons in regenerative principles. In three days or less, you can build a network of peers working towards the same goals – improving their land, livestock and operation's profitability. “Knowing people is beneficial all the time. You know, being able to help somebody who's just getting into it and is as excited as I am about doing it," said Luis Hernandez, livestock manager for 3J Farms OK in Blanchard, Oklahoma. "It refreshes me and excites me even more to know that I'm doing the right thing for my place and being able to help other people and just bounce new ideas off of each other. Fresh minds always have fresh ideas." Find a course today: https://lnkd.in/gDvnEb7Y

Discovering Roots: Rastafari, Farming, and Migration Stories! This video narrates a personal journey intertwined with the history of Hepworth Farms, migration experiences, and the connection between Rastafari principles and cannabis culture. Hepworth Ag. Michael Hart.

So as a self aware omnivore, would I try cultivated meat? YES ABSOLUTELY. Why? Well i suppose the answer is simple for me, us humans are terrible creatures & have done our level best to destroy our ecosystem. We need to change what we do, how we do, where we do & when we do..... There is no one silver bullet, it will take many to undo / repair what we have done. So yes I will try, i will support innovative approaches that aim to produce a more sustainable approach to the world we live in. #culturedmeat #reduce #reuse #climatesolutions

Apple trees are such great teaching tools! In our introductory plant science class, students learn about how orchards have become more labor efficient and productive by using size controlling rootstocks and trellising to increase light interception. They also learn about when to harvest apples for different end uses, such as immediate consumption, long-term storage, and, my favorite use, hard cider! 🍎 🍏