Wow. Twitter chat sessions are always fever pitched, but I have a new found respect for folks who host them! Shaun Haney & I sat in on responsibilities for #foodchat last night. Michele Payn-Knoper does so many of these and handles the stress so well week after week… Okay, when technology melts down she may glisten ever so slightly. But I digress… What I enjoyed most was looking into topics to consider and discussing for the discussion on food insecurity, the impacts and ways the world can take action. Shaun and I had the responsibility to do this right, so each of us did research. That was fine (and largely unecessary) as we had a great combination of perspectives & the interplay come together. It was a charge… A real rush for me. How can you not be excited when in a week’s time you have 100 people focused on ways we could assist the hungry?
No more delays… I want you to see all these fine folks and suggestions! Feel free to add to the discussion thread on twitter or here as well!
foodchat: we have a few folks here already… what do you say we start introductions? #foodchat
07:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Guidelines for #foodchat, 8-10pmET 1)intro w/ location & #food interest 2)stay on topic 3)start responses w/ Q# 4)play nice, be professional
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Ed–Corp. PR. Tyson. Also manage @TysonFoods, which focuses on hunger relief. Arkansas. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Janice here… PR person with Monsanto and the guest co-host who will hide under @foodchat part of the night. glad to see sun! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: I am from Canada, I am a seedsman, agricultural blogger and am very interested in food. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: RT @TruffleMedia: https://twitpic.com/maqbe – #foodchat 50|100|70 chart ref info from Food Economics and Consumer Choic https://bit.ly/VR5mM
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: Ray a dairy farmer from Central CA #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Wondering if I can stay focused tonight with the Yankees playing… it should take far longer than foodchat from earlier games #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: oh ya and I am guest hosting with @jplovescotten tonight. So behave people #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Jeff, producer of beef, horses and hay in Northern CA. Former ag teacher and perennial agvocate. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Mark McHargue grow kids hogs corn popcorn. I like food #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
FranksAlley: Amy from Illinois, wife of a corn grower and want to be CSAer #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Thanks John for going ahead and getting us started with an image…. we’ll have another 10-15 for intros & smalltalk & then hop in #
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Precision Farmer here, I’m one of the writers behind Precision Farmer & Precision Manager Magazine https://bit.ly/3mWnbn #Foodchat #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Chris, a meat geek from Pennsylvania. Work with #food producers and consumers from farm to fork #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: johb blue in Indianapolis tweeping in to #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Recently the magazines were highlighted in a Wired article about Future Farming by @alexismadrigal https://bit.ly/3XtOTV #foodchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Welcome to the folks who have intro’d. For any of you first-timers… We start slow but get ready for some high speed chatting. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: COTTON — that’s an O there @ShaunHaney, no Canadian spellings allowed in my user ID. : ) #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mjwiegand: Matt, Commodity trading and risk managament in Nebraska #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: sometimes people like to lurk… watchers are okay, but we like to have intros — past circumstances have required this #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
BDairy: Betsy dairy farmer from Maine #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Hi all, Allison here from CBI. Tweeting from Washington DC #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: nobody giving a weather update? Are we sure farmers are here? Beautiful harvest weather in Memphis FINALLY #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mkg81: Meghan – daughter of a corn/bean/pork/beef farmer. Love to cook food. Watching #foodchat tonight from my bb.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Seems like a slow night for #agchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
datafeaster: david, farmer from New Jersey #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @foodchat Carrie Oliver, Founder, Artisan Beef Institute, helping producers & consumers celebrate beef is like wine, variety=good #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: Greg Vincent, editor of Top Producer Magazine. From a very warm Smithville, Mo. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: Steve it is actually #foodchat 2nite RT @stevebaccus: Steve, Prez of Kansas Farm Bureau #agchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Heard today that Whole Foods PA is going to start selling raw milk. Anyone know if that’s true? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: Greg 2 nite is #foodchat RT @TopProducerMag: Greg Vincent, editor of Top Producer Magazine. From a very nice & warm Smithville, MO. #agc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
SaveOurWay: Farmers wife in Illinois,grain & livestock. Lurk mostly #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mkg81: I’ll give you weather – 69 and partly sunny tomorrow. Another gorgeous day to spend in the field harvesting the #food we all love. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Jeannine, farm reporter from Illinois AgriNews, Indiana AgriNews and www.agrinews-pubs.com, just reading along! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Hi everybody, Ben Wilson checking in from FarmOn.com. Watching the sun set on a nice fall day in Alberta, Canada. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PVDairyGal1: Jennifer from Michigan, dairy farmer, promoter of Ag, Blogger #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: @OliverRanch Curious to know what your favorite #beef varietal is? Depend on the pairing? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Hit 68 degrees this afternoon after 39 & rain last night & snow just above at 4000′ Great day to work on securing wheellines. #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: @JPlovesCOTTON trying to tweet from company account to see if I show up in the #foodchat stream. Verdict?
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: A gentle reminder to all #foodchat tweeps (& lurkers) – intro yourself before chatting. Past circumstances have created this need. Thank
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: RT @foodchat if you are in #agchat please remember that tonight is #foodchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: Kelly from FarmOn.com. checking out the chat tonight mostly lurking 🙂 #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mpaynknoper: This is the ghost of MPK haunting you from Egypt. Wish I could be a part of this important #foodchat. Have a wonderful convo!
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @ZedXInc Crystal clear #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @ZedXInc Showing up for me! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @ZedXInc We’ve got you Nate #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @mpaynknoper Thanks for haunting us MPK. Enjoy your trip. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: Nicole tweeting from Brooklyn, NY. Host of Hot Grease on Heritage Radio Network. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q1:How are we going to feed the 6.7 billion people on our planet, one billion of whom are currently at risk of hunger? @TysonFoods #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @iTweetMeat Fav grassfed: Angus/Hereford/Simm, Puget Sound, WA, dryaged 21+ days. Grainfed: Charolais, Front Range, CO, dryaged 14 #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Sorry, didn’t get the protocol, I’m a newbie. Jeannine from AgriNews again. I’m mostly lurking. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @iTweetMeat And yes, my favorite #beef varietal depends on the farmer/butcher, the pairing, and my mood 🙂 #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: @stevebaccus Steve no physical difference just in name only! #agchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Thanks, intros continue as we start our discussion on food insecurity. For those we haven’t heard from, please intro & Q1 is up #foodcha
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: #foodchat sunny and 90…. some where on the planet:) not here in Indy. At least the sun was out today…
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Nate Taylor (aka @natejtaylor) here from Sycamore, IL. Playing single dad tonite so participating w/ comp account on #Ubertwitter. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mjwiegand: Q1: Making sure to channel investment and human capital to the areas that can support dynamic crop and livestock prodcution #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @OliverRanch We’re going for 30 days of aging here. One more week till cut & wrap. Trying to get web page done before pick up. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Remember, to help people follow, it’s helpful to put the Question number at the start of your reply. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @foodchat I think politics has a major role that has to be addressed when talking about the “how” of feeding the hungry. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: Melissa from the National Association of Wheat Growers joining #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Q1. Don’t see how we can throw technology away & still feed the world. We depend on it in other areas. Why not food production? #foodcha
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: As far as Q1, we agree with a lot of folks that biotech is going to be part of the answer #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q1: Also, directing money to actual farmers, sted of middlemen or third parties, seems one of the obvious solutions. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: Q1 Need technology & maximize production potential in developing countries. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: @OliverRanch I find that so interesting – the meat’s sensory lexicon is so complicated! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Q1 Advancements in genetics, development of infrastructure, improving access will all play a role #foodchat https://myloc.me/17mDT
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: Wheat accounts for 20 percent of calories consumed in the world…we’re going to need a lot more of it #foodchat #agchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q1 A collaborative effort of science, technology & innovation with determined family farmers & ranchers braving the elements. #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agchick: #foodchat I’ll join from home as soon as I’m there.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag by maximizing developing countries what do you mean? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @JeffFowle That’s exciting! Heading to SF w/o Nov. 2. Could include your #beef in #tasting? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: I agree with @TopProducerMag Q1 Need technology & maximize production potential in developing countries. #PrecisionFarming #agchat #food
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: #foodchat RT @AgriBlogger: Chuck, ZimmComm New Media, lurking from Sunbelt Ag Expo #SWE09 Will try 2 monitor convo #agchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @TopProducerMag I used to agree w/ the idea of maximization but have transitioned to optimization. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q1: @ederdn what do you mean by “throwing away technology” in order to feed the world? Sustainable doesn’t have to mean no tech. #
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q1: Make food production a major part of conversation that governments have with each other, esp. talks w/developing countries. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag do you mean production for themselves or export? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q1 Science, technology, diversity and symbiosis + liberal doses of elbow grease #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: agree with topproducermag; we need to really focus on increasing production in developing countries. #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @kanorthey Sorry, missed a word. Meant maximizing production potential. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Yes! RT @JeffFowle Q1 A collab effort of science, tech & innovation w/determined family farmers & ranchers braving the elements. #fo
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @iTweetMeat I had 2 create lexicon 2 help myself & others describe different #beef #varietals. It works, will be fun 2 share w/ U #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Agreed RT @PrecisionFarmer: agree with @TopProducerMag Q1 Need technology & maximize production potential in developing countries. #food
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @OliverRanch I’ll be on my way to Florida & Georgia on the 2nd. But I will save some steaks for your palate. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @kanorthey I think we’ll need both. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q1 How are we going to feed the 6.7 billion people on our planet, one billion of whom are currently at risk of hunger? @TysonFoods #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @kanorthey thanks for that… we have a few questions about the differences of developing world & developed in a bit #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Q1 to be farmed, thus improving society. It also allows for adoption of tech the developed countries use. #foodchat https://myloc.me/17mKZ
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: technology is the ONLY way we’re going to feed the world going forward. Even Bill Gates realizes that. #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q1: Get more women involved in the production of food in developing nations. What mom would say no to her kids having enough food? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: There is some lag with twubs, but remember the patience has paid off previously as this is a bit more stable & gives history. THX #foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @stevebaccus increasing food production in dev. countries will require they produce less exported commodities, better for farmers. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: I just became a member of the Twub for #foodchat at https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q1 It all comes down to the adage “Teaching them to fish, rather than giving them the fish.” #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @bencwilson Lots of folks eschew techniques & advancements developed after 1945. “Sustainable” is a pretty broad word. #foodch
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: We’ll start wrapping up initial ideas here on Q1 and get Q2 set up #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag think it would be pretty major if developing countries grew more food for their people thats affordable for them. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @ederdn how do you define it? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: @featherchick that is already the case. 60% of farmers in developing world are women. Check out the World Food Program data #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @foodchat sorry jumping the gun 🙂 #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q2 What are some of the other factors driving food insecurity globally? Differ developing vs developed world? via @JPlovesCOTTON #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @featherchick in many poor countries it’s the woman who ARE farming right now, not the men. I’ve seen first hand in Africa. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Remember the hashtag @hogcatch RT @hogcatch: @foodchat By growing the food where best suited, and distribution via technology! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @foodchat Participating under the personal account. Can more freely express. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: sorry for the ignorance but where are the questions posted? #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Indianawinebabe: Jeanette, Indiana hog/grain farmer. State’s wine director, former radio girl. I consider wine a major food group! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @kanorthey agreed! They need equivalent of Ext. Service. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q1: Understand crop concerns of native farmers not from our eyes but from theirs. Why do they fear tech? Give them answers. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
n_web: Nick from Monsanto Public Affairs in St. Louis dropping by. Hi everyone. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @ederdn “sustainable” may be a broad word, but not nearly as broad as “technology” haha 😉 all #ag is technology 1945 or
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Are you “window shopping” at #foodchat? Stop in and intro yourself; we’re a friendly bunch & like to know who’s watching.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @kanorthey No need to apologize.. Just htought you’d be glad to know it was in the cue. : ) #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mkg81: @JeffFowle Q1 that’s a great idea if people had the willingness to learn. unfortunately many don’t. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @TopProducerMag Got to be something the planet can handle + deliver returns for _all_ involved. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @foodchat: Q2 What R some of the other factors driving food insecurity globally? Differ developing vs developed world? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q1 Hmm, how about sustainable technologies? #foodchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @bencwilson We need more of them! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @ederdn That’s a good definition. Still open to interpretation i’m afraid. Problem word, for sure. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Q2 losses due to drought and climate change are driving global food insecurity #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q2 Need to recognize that certain regions are limited in what can be grown. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag i struggle with the exporting sometimes. Seems in developing countries it can cause more problems. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @foodchat Would agree w/ @hogcatch, grow food where it’s best suited to grow. Use tech/ingenuity to minimize distance to market. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Q2, #foodchat infrastructure is a major impediment to some and at least one person mentioned financial struggles.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @kanorthey Our exports or theirs? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: Q2 Local politics diverts much food and $$. Much corruptions. #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q2: I think obviously war and armed conflict drive food insecurity around the world. Also politics and gamesmanship tween nations. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Q2 food insecurity in developing world causes subsistence farming, lack of/ no infrastructure, corruption, dictators, war, others #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q2: The IMF: https://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42431 many poor nations receive loans with too many “strings” attached, imo. #food
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @JeffFowle want to tell more on those limitations? #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q2 Gov quota systems can have different inhibitory effects in dev vs undev countries #foodchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Q2 access to capital would be a major deterrent #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @JPlovesCOTTON Infrastructure challenges not limited to other countries 😉 Corruption & tied aid also problem #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: Q2 racism and greed #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Agreed! RT @agbiotech: Q2 losses due to drought & climate change R driving global food insecurity #foodchat // can we say drought resist
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: So many great ideas… We have a lot of knowledge in the room tonight for sure! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @bencwilson I think we agree. Selective livestock breeding in B.C. would be “technology.” #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: @OliverRanch Tell me about it! I lived in the MS Delta…. there are some issues in infrastructure nearby for certain! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @foodchat Referring to temperature, elevation, climate, water availability etc. Also, ability to process if needed. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q2 @bencwilson I agree on ‘strings’ Also, import/export protocols for food based on political agendas #foodchat #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag theirs.I think it can cause poverty,then not enough grown for themselves.then the food they import is to expensive #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q2: Terrorism. If the Taliban’s paying you to grow opium or threatening to kill u if u don’t, wheat is not even a choice.#foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @foodculturist Are the racism & greed issues in one area more than another? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Q2 food insecurity in developed countries: lack of access & food policy #foodchat https://myloc.me/17n9y
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @unhealthytruth Join us in #foodchat tonight to discuss these very issues.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @ederdn precisely. Agriculture by definition is the application of technology to the problem of “what can we eat”? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q2 Lack of education in agriculture perhaps; little training on alternatives, crop diversity, mgt practices, basic how-to’s #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
realagriculture: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: featherchick; understand but lack of food growth in Africa is much worse than terriorism problem. #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: #foodchat RT @unhealthytruth: South Africa pro-GMO govt refuses “super spud” commercial app on safety grounds https://bit.ly/EYz7K
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: RT @NYFarmer: #foodchat Via Capesina stated food insecurity in dairy sector when prices so low that local milk production can’t compete.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @foodchat Off to eat (steak, yay!) will be back. Broad cross-section here tonight, wow. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: RT @shaunhaney: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: @ecofoodie join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
eurodevlin: Q2 capital major deterrent @shaunhaney crisis means worse for small holders less public invest in ag + less wage + remittances #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
RayLinDairy: RT @shaunhaney: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: RT @realagriculture: are you a #foodie? join us at #foodchat https://myloc.me/17nfX
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @stevebaccus Could it be argued that a starving people are more likely to support or shelter terrorists? through fear? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q2: in dev. & undev countries farmers can be resistant to change, as are politicians. Change takes time that hungry ppl don’t have #food
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @kanorthey Don’t disagree at all. But is that a reason to avoid producing more? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @stevebaccus But is terrorism and growth of terrorist grps in Africa preventing that lack of growth, contributing to it? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: #foodchat Mace Thornton, American Farm Bureau staff, checking in.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @shaunhaney: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
tbtamartin: Hi Barbara Martin dairy farmer in Central California checking in for #foodchat. Trying to multi-task but will give it a shot!
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: We’re going to start wrapping up Q2 and move on in just a second — any lurkers, feel free to step forward with an intro #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @JeffFowle _GREAT_ question. Some of the most politically unstable parts of the world are the poorest. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: I have a friend in china he says all the young people are gone from the villages they can’t survive have 2 go 2 city for more $ #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AgriLawyer: Craig Raysor, Agriculture and Food Atty based out of Memphis, sorry I’m late checking in #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: Jefffowle: absolutely but i haven’t seen many terrorists in Africa and that’s really where we have hunge #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Welcome Mace & Barbara. Glad you two made it tonight. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @JeffFowle If your child is starving & some1 from al Qaeda offers you $1,000 to go shoot U.S. soldiers in Iraq, will u say no? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @TopProducerMag oh no. I dont think they need to avoid. I question if it should be for export or within their own country #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: @bencwilson I think farmers are willing and want change..change isn’t the issue. It is trust, esp in dev and undev countries. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: hey @Zacharycohen where are you. Come join us in #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q2 @hogs_r_us this happens in further dev countries, too #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @ederdn Q2: In most food insecure places, terrorism likely pays better than farming. U can feed family on what terror grps pay. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
stevebaccus: the farmers in Africa that see biotech crops love it and want it. we need to help them get it. #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: #foodchat several case studies in doc UN – The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 https://bit.ly/4x42Rl #farm #ag
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q2: food insecurity here in N. Amer. largely due to lack of local food infrastructure. junk food is only food available for many. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q3: What actions can gov bodies take to better tackle food insecurity? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
tbtamartin: @JeffFowle Thank you Sir! 🙂 #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: Q2 the food rebellion in Haiti is an example of greed & racism #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
jilib: Hi, jill m. sw central il-cattle & grain farmers- and #foodchat lurker #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @ZedXInc agreed, sorry my point was more that it takes time to implement, especially with high equip. costs and large farms. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Q3: gov in developing world could work to educate the farmers on more modern farming practices #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: @stevebaccus @JeffFowle — off topic, but I think in Africa hunger has been used to get into power or stay in power #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: RT @foodculturist: Q2 the food rebellion in Haiti is an example of greed & racism #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: AGREED! RT @stevebaccus: the farmers in Africa that see biotech crops love it and want it. we need to help them get it. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @stevebaccus Perhaps not terrorists towards US, but they are rampant w/ dictatorships ruling through fear & piracy. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mjwiegand: Q3: I think that gov’t encouragement of cooperatives in food insecure places could help to fill a void and engage the community #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Others in Africa as well I think RT @foodculturist: Q2 the food rebellion in Haiti is an example of greed & racism #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Q3 The gov should stimulate, reward, incent, technology & innovation in #ag #agchat #precisionfarming #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ZedXInc: Need to sign off. Kids calling for our routine. Hope to be back. What an excellent discussion already! #foodchat https://myloc.me/17ntS
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q3: Make native food production a necessary part of any foreign aid conversation and then mean it!! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: RT @shaunhaney Q3: gov in developing world could work to educate the farmers on more modern farming practice #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: The Farmers’ Market, Reimagined as a Neighborhood Food Truck https://bit.ly/2T3zY7 #foodchat #profood
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
unhealthytruth: Approval of corn containing insecticidal proteins in DNA stumble at EU hurdle while being tested on Americans https://bit.ly/1mR1RY #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: Q3 Support ag infrastructure development, Ukraine example of no knowledge, poor yields, HUGE potential. Need 2 stop corruption. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q3. gov’s in dev. world should encourage more farming of food for local consumption rather than cash crops for export. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Q3 helpful for governments to understand & represent needs… tough issues on the global marketplace with trade barriers, etc. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: One thing Gov’ts should do is approve the use of new technologies to help increase crop yields and productivity #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WriteNowBiz: tweetchat won’t let me log on tonight for #foodchat – since been phished and changing much doesn’t work. :-/
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q3: Make sure that aid for farmers goes directly to farmers themselves, not middlemen, not consultants, not any others. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: @bencwilson Q2 #foodchat also food education is not great:do as I say not as I do;schools teach food prism but serve fried/greasy foods
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
GAagribusiness: @agbiotech what YOU call “drought and climate change” WE call weather. No guarantees in life or farming…weather happens. #foodch
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q3: dev. world can’t stop exporting cash crops unless their debts are eliminated. Until then, farmers can’t feed their own kids #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: If you aren’t at #foodchat, you are missing it — lots of ideas exchanging on #food, #ag, #farm & #hunger #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: Q3 grassroots resources directly to farmers and small players in food system #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: RT @TruffleMedia: also food education is not great:do as I say not as I do;schools teach food prism but serve fried/greasy foods #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Q3. Govt’s can stop imposing non-scientific barriers to food availability, whether imported or locally-produced. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: We have you in the stream @WriteNowBiz #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @hyperlocavore introduce yourself and join us in #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
i8la: https://twitter.com/JeffFowle RT @shaunhaney: are you a foodie? join us at #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
unhealthytruth: To the amazing farmers working on Top Producer, is there anything I can do to help w/your kids? #foodchat #adhd #allergies #asthma
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: @JPlovesCOTTON #foodchat Specific parts of Africa; There are 47 countries in Africa; some have good systems/some not so much.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
firstthebasics: RT @hyperlocavore: The Farmers’ Market, Reimagined as a Neighborhood Food Truck https://bit.ly/2T3zY7 #foodchat #profood
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q3 Once people are able to produce, they need to be able to keep & eat. Corrupt govs too often take and don’t return. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q3 RT @ederdn Q3. Govt’s can stop imposing non-scientific barriers to food availability, whether imported or locally-produced #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: RT @ederdn: Q3. Govt’s can stop imposing non-scientific barriers to food availability, whether imported or locally-produced. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @unhealthytruth Can you introduce yourself to everyone. Welcome. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @bencwilson So do you think in an ideal world, dev. countries should _not_ be exporting cash crops? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: Hi folks! I run a site called hyperlocavore.com – helping folks share space skills and tools to grow their own food. (Wave!) #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Q3 enabling agriculture education initiatives can be huge… many want to make a difference in their homes. Enable that commitment #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
lisamackhill: Small diversified farmer in NH. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q3: perfect example of non-sci barrier to food imports is closing of Canadian/US border to beef over BSE. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q3 @JPlovesCOTTON Yes! Enabling ag ed #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mamaverde1: Rt @hyperlocavore Hi folks! I run a site called hyperlocavore.com-helping folks share space skills & tools 2 grow own food.(Wave!)#foodc
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: @bencwilson when you are starving don’t you think it is understandable that you would sell for the best price #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: @TruffleMedia Sorry for the generalization… Certainly vast differences in Africa in farming, politics, economics, etc #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: RT @bencwilson: Q3: perfect example of non-sci barrier to food imports is closing of Canadian/US border to beef over BSE. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @ederdn not to the extent they are now. when forced to compete with world market prices places like Jamaica can’t even buy bananas #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: Evening all! Kathy Swift, veterinarian, artist, wine drinker and ag lover in Florida. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q3: Demand accountability 4 each dollar in non-direct food aid that is given to developing nations. What projects, farmers, crops? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @hyperlocavore welcome and glad to have you #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Dictatorships fear a nourished population. Fed people become empowered. Empowerment leads to desires for freedom. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q3 @bencwilson Or US pork & H1N1 to … pretty much everywhere #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: We’re wrapping up Q3. Get ready as we have a lot more to talk about. Thanks for all the great input! #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Please join our #Agchat & #Foodchat group on FB at https://bit.ly/zAl1J
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: @hyperlocavore #foodchat thanks for link “Farm on Wheels” article; hopefully teams can move designs forward with revenue to sustai
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @shaunhaney but is the farmer getting the best price or is the middlman/gov. getting it? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: #foodchat Will we have 2 choose btwn feeding hungry wrld or killing intensve ag? We can feed US less intensively, but nothing to export.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: via @JeffFowle Dictatorships fear nourished population. Fed people become empowered. Empowerment leads 2 desire 4 freedom. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: NASA (that well known enclave of treehugging hippies) on catastrophic climate disruption https://bit.ly/ldOMC #foodchat @GAagribusiness
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: RT @ederdn: RT @bencwilson: perfect example of non-sci barrier to food imports is closing of Canadian/US border to beef over BSE. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Q3It still comes back to it has to be viable business new technology or not gov need to encourage and protect there farmers #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: RT @JeffFowle: Dictatorships fear a nourished population. Fed people become empowered. Empowerment leads to desires for freedom. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NYFarmer: My friends in Kenya tell me so much ag development goes to grrenhouses for flowers export not food 4 people #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
at_the_farm: Megan Morgan, farming farmwife who grows corn/beans, hogs, cattle, & kids in MidMO/ #foodchat Just lurking
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q3: And hate to keep harping on this but … really encourage more stable governments, reward them. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q3 I visited a former Soviet commune once, tried to picture everyone happy, toiling away. Didn’t work. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q4 Should we fix our own problems of hunger in the U.S. before we start trying to help the rest of the world? via@TysonFoods #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: #foodchat I don’t understand why corporate ag gets to claim the mantel of ‘science’ – They don’t own science, biology or economics.
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
FarmerHaley: Hey #foodchat I wont make it 2night, I will b harvesting till the dew sets in!
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @NYFarmer I heard that once at an ag conference, abt the export flower market developing in Africa, esp. southern nations. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @AFBFMace: Will we have 2 choose btwn feeding hungry wrld or killing intnsv ag? We can feed US <intensively, but no export. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @iTweetMeat Q3 They’re still not happy in Ukraine, but much happier than they were…mostly. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Good to see several others join in, either actively or to watch… if you are out there and haven’t intro’d, please do #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q4: We can do both at the same time. We have the resources to help our own citizens as we help the world’s citizens. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: Q4 Do they have to be mutually exclusive? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CoryRitter: #foodchat Q3 can’t forget the importance of education in dev countries. Hi, in Central IL unloading a semi of beans, sitting on a tailgate
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: Q4 Aren’t our problems of hunger in this country different than the reasons of hunger in countries with unstable gov’ts? #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AgriLawyer: @NYFarmer That was our country in the beginning, the govt forced people to equal corn with tobacco prod. to avoid starvation. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bkfarmyards: Indeed! RT @foodculturist @JeffFowle: Dictatorships fear nourished population. Fed peop bcome empowered, leads 2 desire of freedom #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: RT @hyperlocavore: I dont understand why corp ag gets to claim the mantel of ‘science’ – They don’t own science, bio or economics. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q3 @TopProducerMag I think looking at Soviet system ideals marred by various int’l relationships, we can learn much re food system #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @hyperlocavore Nobody claiming to own ideas here… just discussing ideas. All are welcome in #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: RT @JeffFowle: Dictatorships fear a nourished population. Fed people become empowered. Empowerment leads to desires for freedom. #foodchat
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WriteNowBiz: @Revvell how about going to #foodchat and getting facts ? Rather than blaming?
08:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Like to remind everyone to remain professional even when differences of opinions arise. Best exchange is diversity of ideas. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Q4 @cowartandmore I agree, we should attempt both at the same time. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: @hyperlocavore I don’t think corp ag said they own any of those. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q4 They are not mutually exclusive, but must not enable nor foster dependency. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @iTweetMeat Yes. Non EU frmr Soviet repubs will never break free of Russia. So maybe Q3 answer is more International? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TysonFoods: REALLY sorry the extremely passionate hunger community is not weighing in on the lively discussion on food insecurity at #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: Q4 – Interests of people and interests of corporations are not the same. Who is this ‘we’? #foodchat – Send seeds, not loans to buy US food.
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: Q4 ditto=attempt both at same time #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffCutler: RT @TysonFoods: sorry the extremely passionate hunger community is not weighing in on the lively discussion on food insecurity at #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: RT @TysonFoods REALLY sorry the extremely passionate hunger community is not weighing in on lively discussion on food insecurity #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WalkandKnock: Baltimore ‘s Gerassi makes improvements on a budget: school lunches, greenhouses, farming. Pilot Program? #foodchat https://bit.ly/3Gz0OW
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
firstthebasics: Baltimore ‘s Gerassi makes improvements on a budget: school lunches, greenhouses, farming. Pilot Program? #foodchat https://bit.ly/3Gz0OW
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @hyperlocavore Q4 Who will pay for the seeds? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Pork chops are calling my name. Check back in later. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q4: I think if you are a farmer & u raise any commodity that goes to feed whoever’s hungry you are in the “hunger community.”
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q4 Based on Q1-3, what elements of that tie into to solving domestic hunger issues? Access? Cost? Debt? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: that question seemed to get a resounding all fronts need work & commitment… we’ll wrap & move to Q5 soon #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @hyperlocavore I’m a “person.” I work for a corporation. Most of the people who work we me care a lot. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @WalkandKnock and @firstthebasics please intro yourself and join the discussion #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q4: important to feed the hungry locally of course. strong communities at home are better equipped to help the rest of the world. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: #foodchat Q4 Important to recognize that parts of USA have food security risks now and growing risks in near future re: water issues in west
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @foodchat Of course all are welcome, but some do maintain industrial ag is the only ‘scientifc’ option….This is an ‘idea.’ #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: @WalkandKnock @firstthebasics Interesting how what was once a major component of education could now be called “pilot” #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
leahbeyer: @foodchat trying to monitor convo from the BB. Soon to be ex-dairy farmer and livestock director for IN corn and soybean checkoff. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Q4 Its not a either or ? we will never completely solve hunger to many variables doesn’t mean we stop working on it though. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: @hyperlocavore BTW, we’re sending baby chicks and experts to teach Rwandan women to grow (in their backyards). #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
BethStuever: Enjoying lurking #foodchat tonight. Too tired and frenetic to participate much.
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NYFarmer: @featherchick my friends + I have an NGO in Kenya www.oneheartwithafrica.org funding education 4 gifted #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q5 What role do farmers play in this call to action? (via @shaunhaney) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: Pollan says we need 20 to 30 million more people on the land farming in a less intensive way. How is that ever going to happen? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: RT @hogs_r_us: Q4 Its not either or ? we’ll never cmpltly solve hunger to many variables doesnt mean we stop working on it though. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @AFBFMace start using backyards? 🙂 #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Just attended a Foods Resource Bank harvest celebration. Program involves church congregations & farmers working on projects. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @shaunhaney Then you arent reading their arguments – in general. Don’t mean to divert the discussion. Sorry. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: REVOLUTION! LOL RT @AFBFMace: Pollan says we need 20 to 30 million more people on the land farming in a less intensive way. How #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: Following #foodchat in tweetchat. First time I have managed to follow the discussion (from Australia). #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: @ederdn It’s amazing the “technology” animal farmers have in this country and that others willing to share it. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @AFBFMace if farmers kept higher % of food dollars there would be a LOT more farmers in a hurry. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WriteNowBiz: @AFBFMace with the numbers who don’t want to get dirty/sweaty/give up hi$ jobs it’s doubtful #foodchat – still not allowing twubs posts
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NYFarmer: #foodchat Our NGO we started to do water projects when NGO rep told us water going to rose greenhouses in kenya
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: @AFBFMace Have that many and have them all make enough money to stay in business? Wow, pretty tough order. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q5: How about making hunger and food insecurity frontburner issues for farm commodity and member groups? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: I think the farmers in many parts of the developing world are anxious to learn more, whether it’s plant mapping, seeds, etc. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q5: Rather than emphasis on yields and biotech, we simply need more people growing food, using all methods, biotech & organic. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q5 An important role for today’s farmer is perhaps to realize just how much he/she knows and act on it #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: Hm, did mini-tasting tonight, steak had sour almost effervescent gamy/feral taste. Not bad but not for me. Can’t place which game #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
jonesabi: Hi, I raise $ for my local food bank I believe that nobody deserves to go to sleep hungry. That’s humanity, not activism. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Those farmers are looking for ways to meet their challenges, trading ideas via SMS or whatever could be helpful #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @TopProducerMag Interesting. Money is sent in anycase – give a man a fish…. he eats for a day, give him non terminator seeds.. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NYFarmer: #foodchat Virtually all real estate sales of farms in central NY going to city folks
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @JPlovesCOTTON Oh, didn’t mean to post steak tasting in #foodchat. Hardly on topic. Apologies. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bkfarmyards: Late following #foodchat Stats say we grew enough food to feed 9 billion, but threw a lot away (current population 6 billion)
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: RT very interesting! @JPlovesCOTTON: I think farmers are anxious to learn more, whether it’s plant mapping, seeds, etc. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CoryRitter: #foodchat farmers is where this starts! I am the one that gives the feedback to the companies that dev. techs that will help w/ hunger
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q5 There are lots of us on here tonight w/ farm background, experience. And we’re _talking_ about it, many very openly #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: @TopProducerMag @AFBFMace Well having more people working in jobs on the land would help solve the issue of unemployment as well. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: @jonesabi Especially children. I hate to think children go to bed hungry. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: @hyperlocavore who said anything about terminator genes. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: Q4 – Link all food subsidies directly to local farms.. Get fresh food to people. You know the kind you eat and feed ur kids. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NSFoodsMemo: Food insecurity: How about providing unemployed with food vouchers in return for doing community-oriented work while unemployed? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
dairylu: Sorry to pop in late. Dairylu here– Indiana dairy farmer #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bkfarmyards: World hunger is a distribution problem not a growing problem. We don’t need genetically modified seeds to grow more #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Q5: world needs more places just like this for farmers to share the story of where food comes from! and how much work it is! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: RT @CoryRitter: farmers is where this starts! I give the feedback to the companies that dev. techs that will help w/ hunger #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @hyperlocavore OK. Thanks. So what if a biotech company sent seed. No go? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Q5 Discussion is where it starts. I think of #foodchat as some sort of Town Hall meeting #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: @hyperlocavore agreed. are you familiar with the water efficiency maize in Africa project with multiple partners? great support #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @ederdn That is a non sequiter – Lots of good poeple work for corporations. Corporations by law have to provide short term profit. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
tbtamartin: Q4 Farmers have the huge problem of corruption and urban agendas that needs to be solved so all can be on same page #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: @jonesabi Well said. Helping people by raising and allocating funds should not be seen as just activism. It is basic humanity. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @ederdn this is by definition a long term problem not amenable to always being one Q profit turnaround… #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @bkfarmyards Throwing away food is great point to raise. We need to rethink need for full shelves at grocery, eat what’s on hand #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: More farmers of ANY kind wd be GREAT. Just don’t see people rdy to get hands dirty. Hard work & fewer food acres under cap&trade. #f
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Q5 Everyone that is not a farmer has delegated the task to another farmer for some reason. It has to be profitable 2 produce food #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: Q5 @iTweetMeat How do you reconcile that many ag folks are losing in this economy? How do you convince them to “feed the world”? #
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Indianawinebabe: Agree, but its too bad RT @WriteNowBiz: @AFBFMace w/the numbers who don’t want to get dirty/sweaty/give up hi$ jobs it’s doubtful #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @hyperlocavore I agree we need change. But slower easier steps at first are more likely to be sustainable than extreme. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: My main grower, Plugconnection in San D, grows 200 million seedlings 4 the likes of Home Depot, Armstrongs and… my kids at LAUSD #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @ederdn That is wonderful. Excellent work. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NSFoodsMemo: Food insecurity/vouchers 2: Congress allocates $1 bil to start. Provide vouchers for community work along with unemployment checks #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Indianawinebabe: @OliverRanch But it sounded good and made me hungry! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @AFBFMace When oil moves above 180 a barrel – permanently – we will have no choice. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: RT @hogs_r_us: Q5 Everyone not a farmer has delgtd task to another farmer for some reason. It has to be profitable 2 produce food #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: We’re going to start moving on… can’t believe we’ve already talked for an hour. We’ll move on to Q6 in a second. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WriteNowBiz: @OliverRanch the waste goes further than that – reusing waste from restaurants instead of putting in landfills too #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: I have to say, the Yankees have 1 run and bases loaded… only 1 out. (Bad co-host but big Yankees fan) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
NSFoodsMemo: Food insecurity/vouchers 3: Vouchers also serve as stimulus for economy; benefit farmers/suppliers/retailers as well as unemployed #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q6 At WFP leaders said that we need better collaborations, investments in ag research to address food security – how do we do this #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CityMama: @foodchat although tonight we had IKEA meatballs. I’m a libra. My intentions are always good. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @ederdn does it matter if its worse than before? Point is its obvious some things need to change. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: @JeffFowle @OliverRanch We could have a whole other discussion about breed integrity, couldn’t we? Little diff in breeds anymore. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @AFBFMace Deep relocalization becoming part of the answer. Limit petro inputs to the system as much as possible. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @ederdn yes. There are roughly a billion ppl worldwide suffering from malnutrition and a billion suffering from obesity! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @bencwilson Agree but why then won’t so many inner-city green markets and farmers markets accept public aid, LINK, WIC, etc.? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @featherchick: Q7: Understanding is a huge step. All types of agriculture will be needed to address local & world hunger. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
tbtamartin: Got to start dinner! Thank God and all farmers and advocates for my safe quality food I am going to prepare! U make me proud! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: RT @featherchick: Q7: I think understanding is a huge step, I think all types of ag will be needed 2 address local, world hunger. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: RT @bencwilson many poor people have access to cheap food, not same as affordable healthy food. Need accessible REAL food not junk #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Q8 What impacts could be realized with improved plant breeding or access to biotechnology? (via @JPlovesCOTTON) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CityMama: Speaking of fall fashion; hey #gno! do u know about the @clevergirlscoll #projectrunway parties? join us wkly https://bit.ly/EW1Pf #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Farmers & ag folks who aren’t harvesting will appreciate the next Q.. hope others find it as interesting. balancing input : ) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Q7 Allow farmers to use new and current technology get it to people that need it pay us for doing it allow capitalism to work #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: RT @foodchat: Q8 What impacts could be realized with improved plant breeding or access to biotechnology? (via @JPlovesCOTTON) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @bencwilson There is physical access (the markets are there) but not financial. They don’t have $$ for sometimes pricey food. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CityMama: ah crap. didn’t mean to tag that last one #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: Folks in my school district(especially the kids)don’t realize the FreeLunch Program is a FarmSubsidy-1st #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CityMama: RT @foodchat: Q8 What impacts could be realized w/ improved plant breeding or access to biotech? (via @JPlovesCOTTON) #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: We still have a few minutes on focus… shortly the afterparty will let many unasked questions come out as well #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q8 More research & development in drought resistant varieties would be beneficial. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
meredithmo: @featherchick Must politely disagree. In MANY cases, they do not have physical access either, esp for those w/o cars. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mommyniri: RT @CityMama Speaking of fall fashion; @clevergirlscoll #projectrunway parties? join us wkly https://bit.ly/EW1Pf #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Whether its conventional or biotech breeding…plant breeding will have a huge impact on the food insecurity outcome. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: @Cocoxochitl Good point. Nor that Food Stamps are much of USDA’s budget #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
OliverRanch: @JeffFowle Interes’g! Cull kiwis. Overripe, not pretty enuf for grocers/buyers, surplus? @TopProducerMag Should celebrate breeds! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @cowartandmore We need to capture that wasted food as energy for animals. There are fixes. We need to think systematically. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
BethStuever: MI is changing that. RT @featherchick: @bencwilson why then won’t so many farmers markets accept public aid, LINK, WIC, etc.? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
n_web: Q8: Improved breeding could help with disease-resistance. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: Q8 Why would someone from Monsanto ask about “improved plant breeding” the b-word – “biotechnology” 😉 #foodchat https://
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Q8 we select for feed efficiency in livestock, more focus on water efficiency in plants would be helpful. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: RT @Cocoxochitl: Folks in my school district(especially the kids)don’t realize the FreeLunch Program is a FarmSubsidy-1st #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Q8 Frost-resistant crops in Ukraine…? Drought-resistant in sub-Saharan? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Q8 would be good to see more crops receive breeding attention, be that cassava or whatever. Many crops could gain productivity. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: @meredithmo Several in inner-city Chicago, accessible from low-income areas, none accept any type of food assistance. It vexes me. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: @hyperlocavore It’s always tough when feeding animals. Try to balance no waste with food safety and disease prevention. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
meredithmo: @BethStuever Indeed.. many states are changing that. NY accepts WIC and EBT at farmers markets too. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: @featherchick exactly my point. fresh food exsits but it’s not subsidized the way HFCS and other processed food ingredients are. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: @OliverRanch too ripe, not ripe, too big, too small, odd shapes, etc. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Okay, the Yankees are now up by 5. A-Rod rocks @precisionfarmer — it’s another homer for him and we’re in the 5th #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: just so everyone is clued in. Monsanto engages in conventional breeding #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: Q8—There is great potential using #biotech / improv. plant breeding technologies if used for >drought/cold resistance, <disease #foo
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: The water efficiency traits through conventional breeding & biotech have great potential in some areas currently exp hunger #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
jonesabi: Q7: All of this talk is about more food, not enough about making fewer people. Howabout that? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: Q8 We think biotech can help with drought, disease and other stress – see bit.ly/17Hbca #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: @JPlovesCOTTON Thanks! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hogs_r_us: Q8 We can’t control the weather, with new varieties of plants that can handle more stress it will = more food #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q8: Monsanto is not only company in plant breeding/biotech/GMOs.That’s such old schtick, 2 blame Monsanto for all of world’s ills. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @shaunhaney: just so everyone is clued in. Monsanto engages in conventional breeding #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: Personally, I’m hoping some AG Phd dork at Cornell or Davis figures out a Blue Dahlia.Can I get an Amen? #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
elanaspantry: RT @unhealthytruth: corn containing insecticidal proteins stumble EU hurdle while being tested on Americans https://bit.ly/1mR1RY #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q8: OK, down from soapbox. But what does it accomplish in the big picture to blame 1 or any single company? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: RT @jonesabi: Q7: All of this talk is about more food, not enough about making fewer people. Howabout that? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Breeding for geography will be a huge benefit. Breeders sharing germplasm globally adds to improvements as well. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: RT @featherchick: Q8: OK, down from soapbox. But what does it accomplish in the big picture to blame 1 or any single company? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: RT @ederdn RT @jonesabi: Q7: All of this talk is about more food, not enough about making fewer people. Howabout that? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Q8: Yield boosts in crops, insect resistance, disease resistance, drought-tolerance, all of those can and shud b put to use. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @shaunhaney: Breeding for geography will be a huge benefit. Breeders sharing germplasm globally adds to improvements as well. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: RT @featherchick: Monsanto is not only company in biotech.That’s such old schtick, 2 blame Monsanto for all of world’s ills. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Can’t believe its time to wrap that question & begin to draw to a close… As we do each week, let’s move to an executable idea #foodcha
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrisClaytonDTN: Sorry guys, looks like I missed a lot tonight… DTN ag policy editor here in the Big O. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Given the exchange of info tonight, what is your executable idea, an action you can take to continue learning or take action? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: @iTweetMeat Super,providing alternative to assumptions! Just hope nobody goes the food made of people route:) https://bit.ly/3DmZ7o #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: welcome @ChrisClaytonDTN #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Focus on small, successful, local programs that are delivering results – and real food to those who are food insecure. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: @FoodChat Considering I took 3 pages of notes there better be an executable idea here somewhere.. Can I get back to you tomorrow? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: I can blame Montanto 4 just doctoring health data on Round Up & making the Irish assume all GMO’s r bad #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodc
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: CSIRO—Australia’s scientific research center: Sustainable Agriculture Flagship: food security/productivity https://tr.im/Cudj #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Grunniens: Thanx folks. New to this. What a great forum! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: And accept that there are many ways to solve the issues of hunger and food insecurity. Not 1 system, not 1 type of farming. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Look into possible programs to support ag education in developing countries. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @kanorthey I think we take a lot for granted, I mean spoiled in that sense. And yes, we need to educate. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Executable idea: Make more people aware hunger is real, no matter where you are in the world. Seek diverse input for solutions. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: @PrecisionFarmer LOVE IT! Yes, you get a pass for an idea later. Followup though! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: @TruffleMedia Soylent Green … is … people! 😉 Just thinkin’ about population growth #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: Conventional & Organic producers could benefit fr collaborative marketing… I just don’t C it happening #foodchat https://twubs.com/food
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrisClaytonDTN: Learned last week at the World Food Prize… you are basically starting almost from scratch in parts of Africa on ag projects #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Talk to the the hungry abt why they are hungry. War, politics, land issues, crop problems, what? Then act on what they say. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Executable Idea: Look more into the barriers to food aid to dev countries. what stops farmers from growing to feed their families? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: One size doesn’t fit all. It will take diversity ingenuity to meet the needs of tomorrow. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: education about the issues is always important. Food insecurity is very complex. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: @iTweetMeat more people means more customers… so try feeding more folks w/ more food… plz #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CoryRitter: #foodchat Q8 I see farming become more specialty: growing certain hybrids of corn/beans for certain oil/protein/food Sry late, dumping semi
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: RT @ederdn Make more people aware hunger is real, no matter where you are in the world. Seek diverse input for solutions. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: RT @JPlovesCOTTON: Look into possible programs to support ag education in developing countries. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @shaunhaney Patented seed products and large corps buying up seed companies to privatize abilty to breed is the problem #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: @hyperlocavore yep they do.But if people are not educated and connected to their food source they don’t know that. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodculturist: RT @JeffFowle: One size doesnt fit all. It will take diversity ingenuity to meet the needs of tomorrow. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Stop blaming hungry or food insecure ppl for being that way, i.e. all on welfare don’t want to work. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: Ooops, One size doesn’t fit all. It will take diversity “&” ingenuity to meet the needs of tomorrow. #foodchat #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mpaynknoper: Huge WOOT to @jplovescotton & @shaunhaney for work moderating #foodchat. Sure wish I could have been there to see them rock!
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: Education—a starting point across all areas both in our own countries and in those in most need, high on global hunger index. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Now is pitch time! That means no holds barred, feel free to talk about projects you have, etc. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Each time you check a suitcase, think about if you had to take all your food with you, too #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Be sure to check out #PrecisionFarmer & #PrecisionManager magazine! https://bit.ly/3mWnbn Time to head out #agchat #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: via @bencwilson Look more into the barriers to food aid to dev countries. what stops farmers from growing to feed their families? #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Encourage more people to join the discussion, especially some family farmers who don’t yet have a voice online! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
n_web: nice job, @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for moderating. Thanks! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrisClaytonDTN: DTN webinar on carbon credits and #climate legislation coming up Oct. 27. Look beyond capping your future. https://bit.ly/5KrWp #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
elizgreene: RT @mpaynknoper: Huge WOOT to @jplovescotton & @shaunhaney for work moderating #foodchat. Great job! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @n_web: nice job, @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for moderating. Thanks! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
mpaynknoper: Just posted a blog about 1 billion hungry mouths, right along with #foodchat subject. https://causematters.wordpress.com
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
kanorthey: FarmOn.com latest podcast with co-creator of King Corn https://tinyurl.com/yh3kv3d #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @kanorthey It’s been a 40 year discussion… What I am saying is the actual limit will force the choice… #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Also check out @precisionfarmer in Wired – https://bit.ly/3XtOTV Article by @alexismadrigal on Future Farming! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
elizgreene: why and how to vote MPK Twitter user of the year https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
wheatworld: RT @mpaynknoper: Huge WOOT to @jplovescotton & @shaunhaney for work moderating #foodchat. Great job! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Thanks to our moderators for this wonderful chat! #foodchat #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Check out @agnews and www.agrinews-pubs.com for info on everything ag! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Check out my friends project https://bit.ly/19XRIV or on twitter at @farmingfirst #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: A few of us want to get @mpaynknoper recognition as twitter user of the year. See more at https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB — MPK started #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: We have a blog on the issue of hunger. https://hungerrelief.tyson.com Always welcome your comments. Also tweet @TysonFoods Thx! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JeffFowle: RT @elizgreene: why and how to vote MPK Twitter user of the year https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
featherchick: Thanks to this week’s #foodchat moderators! My first #foodchat and it was amazing!
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: Top Producer Seminar registration is open. www.TopProducerSeminar.com #agchat, #ag, #farm #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: But if land isn’t arable, it just isn’t. RT @JPlovesCOTTON: Look into programs to support ag education in developing countries. #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TruffleMedia: #foodchat closing tweet: @nationalffa #ffa tweetup, Conseco Starbucks Wed 1-3 come out and put face with name:)
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: I can’t resist…would Monsanto or ConAgra like 2 ADOPT an urban, organic school garden? #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
SaveOurWay: RT @JeffFowle: RT @elizgreene: why and how to vote MPK Twitter user of the year https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrisClaytonDTN: Global hunger demands outrage. A speech from a WSJ reporter at the World #foodprize to ge the point across. https://short.to/u6ec #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Don’t forget, nobody tells @mpaynknoper how this fell apart for @ShaunHaney & me!!! It’s our secret! #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: RT @elizgreene why and how to vote MPK Twitter user of the year https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: one last link – REMAN Tractor parts and engines save $$ – Get a $300 rebate from CNH https://bit.ly/6q614 #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
elizgreene: RT @JPlovesCOTTON: A few of us want to get @mpaynknoper recognition as twitter user of the year. See more at https://bit.ly/4EJ0YB #foodchat
09:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
agbiotech: Also, I encourage you to check out our website for blogs and reports on tonight’s topic: https://bit.ly/45Lpv7 #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
hyperlocavore: @JeffFowle oooh Kiwi lamb- sounds scrumptious…WANT! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: Looking for more people in the global food industry and #packaging industry to follow and discuss issues with. Great chat today. #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: check out FarmOn.com’s blog here: https://farmonblog.wordpress.com/ and follow @farmon #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: Check out my blog at Realagriculture.com where we talk about farming food, and everything else you need to survive in ag #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
Cocoxochitl: Our funding gala is being held this Sunday @ Paramount w/Richard Branson, Amy Smart, www.ema-online.org #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
foodchat: Everyone is welcome to continue visiting or some of you may need to head out. Thank you to all who participated! You made it easy! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Composing a general summary of livestock breeds and #meat attributes for meatisneat.wordpress.com #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
samvance: Worked all day and missed #foodchat but here is my substitute. https://edibleintelligence.blogspot.com
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Oh, and IMHO, @JPlovesCOTTON (great job!) should give us BBQ and R&B touts before we sign off. Baseball?: meh #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: @ShaunHaney @JPlovesCOTTON @mpaynknoper Thanks for a great #agchat & #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
AFBFMace: But pressure is 4 less intensive ag and fwr food acres. RT @ChrisClaytonDTN Global hngr demands outrage. Speech from WSJ reporter #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
realagriculture: check out our interview today on the corn and soybean market https://bit.ly/2ouxT7 #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: @iTweetMeat Swell! Let me know when it’s done and I will put it on my blog too. #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
cowartandmore: Must head out of the party on time tonight. Thanks all for a great #foodchat https://twubs.com/foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: @ederdn I’m a big fan of Memphis BBQ — pulled pork, wet or dry ribs, etc. Especially on the deck on a beautiful day! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: Thanks, @cowartandmore! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
PrecisionFarmer: Remanufactured Tractor parts and engines save $$ – Get a $300 rebate from Case New Holland https://bit.ly/6q614 #ag #agchat #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
TopProducerMag: Thanks everyone. Good discussion. #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
shaunhaney: And the brand of #foodchat survives . Thank you to everyone that joined. us Great job!!! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iTweetMeat: High-five to @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for a #foodchat well done #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ederdn: Anyone going to Indy to #FFA tomorrow? I’ll be judging Ag Comm contest. Just in for the day. #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
WriteNowBiz: RT @iTweetMeat: High-five to @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for a #foodchat well done #foodchat I missed most due to tech diff but agree!
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
JPlovesCOTTON: Thanks for the shout-outs! This was a lot of fun. Loved reading up on the topic & all the ideas! #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
CTFoodBank: RT @ederdn Executable idea:Make more people aware hunger is real, no matter where U R in the world.Seek diverse input 4 solutions. #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
bencwilson: Thanks everybody, great discussion tonight! #foodchat
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hyperlocavore: Thanks to the good people of #foodchat!
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kanorthey: Thanks all, peace out 🙂 #foodchat
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RealTalkBLewis: RT @hogcatch: Obesity rampant in this country, hungry children going to bed without food? Social disconnect not food shortage! #foodchat
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at_the_farm: RT well said! @JeffFowle Ooops, one size doesn’t fit all. It will take diversity “&” ingenuity to meet the needs of tomorrow.
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AggieMegg: So true RT @JeffFowle Ooops, one size doesn’t fit all. It will take diversity “&” ingenuity to meet the needs of tomorrow. #fo
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hyperlocavore: @AFBFMace EROI – Energy Returned for Energy Invested. #foodchat
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ChrissieM: Anyone interested in participating or following future #foodchat discussions—follow @foodchat
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featherchick: Excited to have great discussion on vital issue of food insecurity and find some great new follows on my first #foodchat.
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
ChrissieM: Anyone who has followed me from #foodchat please send me @ reply so I know to follow you back. Thanks!
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foodchat: Thanks! We also do #agchat through @agchat for those with a particular agricultural interest. RT @ChrissieM #foodchat
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cowartandmore: RT @iTweetMeat High-five to @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for a #foodchat well done
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TopProducerMag: @ChrissieM I’m adding you now. #foodchat
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nel1jack: @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney ^5 for a #foodchat well done
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featherchick: Bravo! Bravo! via @cowartandmore @iTweetMeat High-five to @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for a #foodchat well done
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PrecisionFarmer: Great stuff tonight on #agchat & #foodchat tonight thanks again to all those who participated! See you next week. #foodchat
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ederdn: RT @featherchick: Bravo! via @cowartandmore @iTweetMeat High-five to @JPlovesCOTTON and @shaunhaney for a #foodchat well done #foodchat
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ChrissieM: RT @foodchat: Thanks! We also do #agchat through @agchat for those with a particular agricultural interest. RT @ChrissieM #foodchat
10:10pm Oct. 20 2009 EDT
iMwhatIeat: #foodchat – a quick scroll through; encouraging to see such a productive dialog. traveling but aspire to join another time
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scrappygreenmom: RT @hyperlocavore If an apple takes years & years to decompose it’s because its in a landfill and not a compost pile…@bencwilson #food
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agchick: Sorry I never made it to #foodchat. As soon as I got home I had to do chores and help the kids with homework.
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JPlovesCOTTON: THANK GOD!RT @shaunhaney: And the brand of #foodchat survives . Thank you to everyone that joined. us Great job!!! #foodchat
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