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Senator Roy Blunt Speaks to Agribusiness Leaders
By: Christine Luelf
04/16/2012 - During last week's meeting of the St. Louis Agribusiness Club, the Honorable Senator Roy Blunt spoke to the region's agribusiness leaders. Speaking on issues including the Renewable Fuels Standard, the 2012 election and the economy, Senator Roy Blunt's attendance at the St. Louis Agribusiness Club…
When “Pink Slime” Goes Viral
By: Mihaela Grad
04/02/2012 - As if we needed more proof that social media can trigger a communications crisis, here comes the case of "pink slime," or finely textured beef used as filler in up to 15 percent of all ground beef sold in the U.S. This unfortunately nicknamed product…
Food for Thought – Consumer Attitudes to Food Labeling in Europe
By: Mihaela Grad
03/09/2012 - A frequently heard argument in the debate over the need to label foods that contain genetically-modified ingredients is the fact that in the European Union mandatory labeling, introduced in 2004, works well. Considering that the Europeans are generally more distrustful of GM-foods on a personal,…
Imagine a Day Without Agriculture
By: Andrea Mollett
03/08/2012 - Today is National Ag Day. Do you know how much the work of America's farmers and ranchers impacts your life every day? My fellow employees at Standing Partnership learned the hard way today about how important agriculture is when it stood between them and their…
Agriculture and Our Nation's Waterways
By: Christine Luelf
03/07/2012 - My grandmother worked as a cook on a towboat as did my aunt. My grandfather and uncle were both captains and my great grandfather was the captain of a steamship. While my contemporaries tell stories about walking beans, my stories involve trips on the river…
Agriculture Responds to Chipotle Video
By: Jessica Hartman
03/06/2012 - It's no secret that video is a vital communications tool. Last year, my colleague, Julie, shared a few educational and entertaining agriculture videos in her post and made the case for using video to spread messages. Video has been an effective means to communicate with…
USDA Regulatory Approval of Biotech Crops - Seeking Public Input
By: Julie Steininger
03/05/2012 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it will conduct quicker regulatory reviews of biotech crops, or genetically modified crops. The goal is to cut approval time in half for biotech crops from the current average of three years. Approval process times that took…
Can Opposing Sides in Agriculture Unite Behind a Common Cause?
By: Jessica Hartman
02/17/2012 - This week, agriculture-related discussion has been abundant on our blog (see Nick's post and Julie's post). And, to continue the conversation, we'd like to share an interesting NPR article we read this week. In "How Two Bitter Adversaries Hatched a Plan to Change the Egg Business,"…
Continuing the Conversation About Agriculture and Food
By: Julie Steininger
02/15/2012 - My colleague Nick started the conversation about agriculture and food this week with his post Chipotle Grammy Ad -- Great Ag Ad or Insult to Farmers? Today's St. Louis Agribusiness Club meeting continued the conversation, with an update on the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance…
Chipotle Grammy Ad -- Great Ag Ad or Insult to Farmers?
By: Nick Sargent
02/13/2012 - As my wife and I snarked our way through the Grammys last night, I did something I almost never do during commercial breaks of live events. I looked up from my iPhone and watched. This is what I saw: It's probably the most powerful agriculture…
