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In: Farmer/Consumer Relations

21
Dec

Demystifying the Food System: The Farm to Fork Exhibit

“Farm to fork” is a popular slogan for agritourism events or locally-sourced foods. But most people…

05
Dec

Tackling Top-of-Mind Questions: Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Exhibit Trailer

What happens when a farm bureau and a grocery store team up? Well, there’s a lot…

21
Nov

Chiles, Corn, Colorado: State Fairs and Local Ag

Small replicas of chile peppers sitting in cubby holes.

What’s your favorite part of state fairs? The livestock shows? The rides? The carnival games? Maybe…

07
Nov

Meet an Ag Educator! Taylor Tuttle, Missouri Grown

Yellow graphic. Text reads, "Meet an Ag Educator! Taylor Tuttle, Program Manager for Missouri Grown."

When we think of ag educators, it’s easy to think first of the people who work…

27
Sep

Lights + Camera = An Ag-Themed Video Booth

The Ask-A-Farmer booth fully assembled and isolated on a white background.

Ag literacy groups always want to connect consumers with real farmers. For good reason, too: personal,…

08
Nov

How to Tell Your Farming Story Effectively

Young woman shaking hands with old man in soybean field

We often hear that farmers need to “tell their story” to persuade consumers to trust modern…

30
Aug

How Well Do Ag Education Programs in Schools Work?

Two little girls with watering cans standing beside raised garden bed

You wouldn’t think ag education programs in schools could be a possible problem for agricultural literacy….

06
Jul

Showing Consumers How Agriculture Impacts Daily Life

Tan wool sweater against a chestnut background

We spend all day, every day working with checkoffs, fairs, farm bureaus, and other groups trying…

07
Jun

Getting Past Distrust of the Ag Industry

You’ve heard the arguments before. “GMOs are poison.” “Farming and ranching destroys the environment.” Whether it’s…

10
May

Changing Outdated Ideas about Agriculture

Farmer with tablet kneeling in field to inspect crop

Sometimes the difficulty with learning is really a difficulty with unlearning. If you’ve ever tried to…