I love fish. I love ag tech that improves sustainability, nutrition and safety for everyone. But mostly I love tacos. Show me the tacos. [née Feuerstein]
In 1910, Black Americans owned ~16M acres of land. But the majority of early Black landowners did not have wills, which has allowed predatory developers to grab land out from under their heirs.
As a result, Black communities have lost ~90% of their land & generations of wealth.
If you haven't listened to 1619 Podcast: The Land of Our Fathers featuring @Juneraisincane @AngProvostFarms then this is your moment. It is about Black land ownership and farming in America. Go. Go now.
https://t.co/iFM3IjhL3p
it’s especially special to have this doc recognized. it is about the unique structural and systemic racism Black farmers face. @Juneraisincane + @AngProvostFarms
https://t.co/w5z64yKzvd
“You can’t kick people toward you” - @MitchRouda@TrustInFoodFJ on using greater transparency to raise awareness about sustainability deployed by farmers and ranchers. Better than screaming into the wind!
Couldn’t be more proud of my ocean hero, Dr. Nancy Knowlton, for her lifetime achievement award! In her honor, we should all spread a little more #oceanoptimism and #earthoptimism too! @SeaCitizens#CHOW2019
Hard to talk about the future of agriculture without talking about the future of labor. What will ai-driven produce harvesting mean for food prices and jobs? TBD...
https://t.co/WUiDJIpEiV
“There is a lot of space between silence and resistance” @DarciVetter on the corporate role in generating a public push about the trade war especially in agriculture. #WIAS18
“When you fix something, TELL SOMEONE” @DrTempleGrandin on agriculture’s challenge bringing attention to positive progress due to proprietary thinking. #WIAS18
No description about what make @DukeFuqua special is complete without mention of @FuquaVision. Presidents Kessler, Mobley, and Elizondo and especially FAN anchors @AFeuBu & Bissiri played with 🔥 all year but better the fire burn brightly than fade into embers.
Elizabeth Lewis (@TerraAlphaInvst): Agriculture is one of the new waves of info that'll be critical re: climate & rising population. In next 30 yrs, we'll require 60% more food for the total world populat. & soil quality is declining. Need more data on soil science! #ClimateCAP
Corporate and Global Sustainability in Agriculture presented by Natalie DiNicola at Context's Annual Meeting 2016. #Sustainability#AdvanceAgriculture https://t.co/bE8Vlz27Wd
Bank loan officer: why are you borrowing money, and what is your product name?
Entrepreneur: I want to make cows happy, and the name of my product is 'happy cow' 🐮
Bank loan officer: let's do this!