Tag Archives: Advocacy

2015-16 Expectations

2015-16 Ag Leadership Expectations 1st Semester Maintain your blog and respond to prompts as assigned and by the due date. SAE records up to date using AET.  We’ll be working together to get our records punched in and up to … Continue reading

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Food Inc. 4

From Seed to Super Market: • From Monsanto’s perspective, it is expensive to develop new seeds like these, and the seeds save farmers time and enable them to produce more soybeans. What might be the consequences—both positive and negative—of the … Continue reading

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Food Inc. 3

In The Grass: • What alternative might the companies have if they can’t find local people todo the work? • If you think it is okay for companies to recruit foreign workers this way, what might be the repercussions of … Continue reading

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Food Inc. 2

Today we’ll watch Unintended Consequences and The Dollar Menu. Unintended Consequences: •Who is responsible for keeping our food safe? •Any ideas for ways to improve that system? The Dollar Menu: •The film gives the impression that food is either cheap … Continue reading

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Semester Wrap Up- Food Inc.

We’ll be watching Food Inc. over the next four days.  Each day there will be a response to post on your blog.  This will be our Semester Post.  All posts must be done on time! Fast Food to All Food: … Continue reading

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Pork Shortage? But I need Bacon and Sausage to Live!

Several of the seniors have completed their National FFA Scholarships and have been approved by me.  You should have received an email from FFA directing you to print your signature page.  Please print that, take it home and get it … Continue reading

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#myAGstory

You can watch live streaming and archived video of convention here. Our speaker last night discussed the importance of ag advocacy.  If we, as agriculturists, don’t tell our story, the masses will believe anything that’s out there. This info graphic … Continue reading

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