Conversations with Jim Vanderpol
The SFA Conference is over and done, but one of the key memories I’ll carry with me is the intimate dinner and conversation I was fortunate enough to share with the SFA Board of Directors, guests and...
View ArticleAnd now… A Word From our Members…
We kicked off the 2012 SFA Annual Conference in St. Joseph over the weekend with a video where SFA members had a chance to describe what they think about SFA and the value of membership. Check it out....
View ArticleMeat Processing Discussion
At the 2012 SFA Conference over the weekend, one of the sessions which I moderated was a discussion of the inspected meat processing situation in MN and the availability of inspection throughout the...
View ArticleFarmers can lead on the GMO issue
Heard this debate on National Public Radio on the way home and was immediately taken back to the mid 1990s when I first started working in the GMO industry as a retail chemical sales agronomist in...
View ArticleFarmer to Farmer Networking: Central Lakes College Northern Fruits Workshop
Last week, I attended the Central Lakes College (Staples, MN) Northern Fruits Workshop. It was an excellent example of Farmer to Farmer Networking. There were several tours of the CLC farm, as well...
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