Comments for ifaj http://www.blog.ifaj.org Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:54:58 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Could IFAJ help curb world hunger? by Owen http://www.blog.ifaj.org/2009/11/08/could-ifaj-help-curb-world-hunger/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Owen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:54:58 +0000 http://www.blog.ifaj.org/?p=11#comment-5 You boys are looking sharp! You boys are looking sharp!

]]> Comment on We had a great time in Texas! by julie gay http://www.blog.ifaj.org/2009/08/14/we-had-a-great-time-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-3 julie gay Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://www.blog.ifaj.org/?p=7#comment-3 I am not a member but write a weekly e-mail from the perspective on the future of agriculture. I like to think I take the farmer's view. My background is agriculture and agricultural reporting. I am currently writing a curriculem on agricultural innovation. I believe this is an ability inbred in every farmer in the United States, but it's a talent that we have never examined, promoted or for that matter even explored. In the process of doing the research I am struck by the number of opinions that say we need innovation but don't include farmers in the picture. Innovation and adoption of the result is a complicated process. I would be interested in hearing from readers with answers to the following questions: 1. What do farmers want that hasn't been created yet? 2. What is the most important innovation so far in this century? I am not a member but write a weekly e-mail from the perspective on the future of agriculture. I like to think I take the farmer’s view.

My background is agriculture and agricultural reporting.

I am currently writing a curriculem on agricultural innovation. I believe this is an ability inbred in every farmer in the United States, but it’s a talent that we have never examined, promoted or for that matter even explored. In the process of doing the research I am struck by the number of opinions that say we need innovation but don’t include farmers in the picture. Innovation and adoption of the result is a complicated process.

I would be interested in hearing from readers with answers to the following questions:

1. What do farmers want that hasn’t been created yet?

2. What is the most important innovation so far in this century?

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