Christina Leonard, Director of Reynolds Business Reporting Bureau at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication shared 30 Agriculture stories at this year's Ag Media Summit. Take a look at these 30 examples of unique agriculture coverage to help end your writer's block!
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The Design Challenge: A Day-long Mapping Workshop for Creativity and Discovertyreroth
Paper read at the 2017 Esri Education Conference in San Diego, CA | July 8th, 2017.
Abstract: In this paper, we report on lessons learned from an annual, day-long “Design Challenge” mapping workshop held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Design Challenge brings together students from all sub-areas of geography to apply their critical, analytical, and mapping training to a cross-cutting geographic problem. The Design Challenge somewhat follows the mold of other lock-in-like coding and writing events, but is unique in its focus creativity and discovery. Specifically, the Design Challenge emphasizes the analytical and design thinking throughout the day, building several collaborative activities into the event, and focuses on the process of making rather than the final products. We have now held three Design Challenges on three very different geographic topics: the transnational hazardous waste trade in North America using a large and uncertain transaction dataset, climate change communication using a complex and disparate spatiotemporal fossil dataset, and a radical atlas of Madison using design inspiration from art and social theory. In the presentation, we discuss the importance of informal and non-traditional pedagogy for mapping, the logistics of the Design Challenge, and enduring lessons learned from the process.
Sustainable Agriculture and the Future of FoodPablo Martin
This slideshow discusses a number of different approaches to sustainable agriculture with a focus on ways to minimize environmental impacts. The influence of Borlaug and Vogt on agriculture are discussed as well.
This is the slideshow i am using now (2013) to open design courses. This part goes over a bit of my background, a bit of history and inspiration for permaculture and its development, and the state of the world. It also begins to explore how permaculture is manifested in the world which is a reflection of the 14 chapters of the Designers manual which acts as a framework for how the course is structured.
Mr. Sebastian Belle - Problems, Stumbling Blocks and Solutions for U.S. Aquac...John Blue
Problems, Stumbling Blocks and Solutions for U.S. Aquaculture - Mr. Sebastian Belle, Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Association, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.
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The Design Challenge: A Day-long Mapping Workshop for Creativity and Discovertyreroth
Paper read at the 2017 Esri Education Conference in San Diego, CA | July 8th, 2017.
Abstract: In this paper, we report on lessons learned from an annual, day-long “Design Challenge” mapping workshop held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Design Challenge brings together students from all sub-areas of geography to apply their critical, analytical, and mapping training to a cross-cutting geographic problem. The Design Challenge somewhat follows the mold of other lock-in-like coding and writing events, but is unique in its focus creativity and discovery. Specifically, the Design Challenge emphasizes the analytical and design thinking throughout the day, building several collaborative activities into the event, and focuses on the process of making rather than the final products. We have now held three Design Challenges on three very different geographic topics: the transnational hazardous waste trade in North America using a large and uncertain transaction dataset, climate change communication using a complex and disparate spatiotemporal fossil dataset, and a radical atlas of Madison using design inspiration from art and social theory. In the presentation, we discuss the importance of informal and non-traditional pedagogy for mapping, the logistics of the Design Challenge, and enduring lessons learned from the process.
Sustainable Agriculture and the Future of FoodPablo Martin
This slideshow discusses a number of different approaches to sustainable agriculture with a focus on ways to minimize environmental impacts. The influence of Borlaug and Vogt on agriculture are discussed as well.
This is the slideshow i am using now (2013) to open design courses. This part goes over a bit of my background, a bit of history and inspiration for permaculture and its development, and the state of the world. It also begins to explore how permaculture is manifested in the world which is a reflection of the 14 chapters of the Designers manual which acts as a framework for how the course is structured.
Mr. Sebastian Belle - Problems, Stumbling Blocks and Solutions for U.S. Aquac...John Blue
Problems, Stumbling Blocks and Solutions for U.S. Aquaculture - Mr. Sebastian Belle, Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Association, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.
More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2013-niaa-merging-values-and-technology
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The floriculture market has been declared the sunrise industry in India by the Government. It is expected to witness strong growth. Exports business generates huge revenues for the market.
The report provides a brief overview of the market including the estimated market size, growth rate, production of cut flowers and loose flowers in 2007-08 and 2008-09. The market overview section also talks about the export & import market, the opportunities in the global market and covers region-wise distribution of floriculture industry. An analysis of drivers reveals that scientific methods of flower cultivation, favourable agro-climatic conditions, social and religious events, international events and associations, growing demand from the youth population. The key challenges identified are lack of support infrastructure, high duties in the European Union, and dearth of basic inputs.
The report discusses the current market trends as players are acquiring companies in Ethiopia, setting up auction centres, PE investments and acquisitions, entry of corporate houses, players increasing their service offerings and rapid development of flower retail chains. The report provides the profile, financials of the players in the market.
Former Senator Richard G. Lugar's remarks for the 2009 BASIS Conference on "Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to the Economic Growth Agenda."
Think Globally Eat Locally Final Report 8-23-08 | American Farmland TrustAmerican Farmland Trust
Eating locally-grown food has become quite a phenomenon. It tastes better and it’s better for you, family farmers and the planet. This paper explores the plausibility of eating globally and locally in the San Francisco Foodshed.
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BUSINESS DAY
Rise in Ethanol Raises Concerns About
Corn as a Food
By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO JAN. 5, 2007
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 — Renewing concerns about whether there will be enough corn to
support the demand for both fuel and food, a new study has found that ethanol
plants could use as much as half of America’s corn crop next year.
Dozens of new ethanol plants are being built by farmers and investors in a
furious gold rush, spurred by a call last year from the Bush administration and
politicians from farm states to produce more renewable fuels to curb America’s
reliance on oil. But the new study by the Earth Policy Institute, an environmental
group, found that the number of ethanol plants coming on line has been
underreported by more than 25 percent by both the Agriculture Department and the
Renewable Fuels Association, the ethanol industry’s main lobbying group.
The Earth Policy Institute says that 79 ethanol plants are under construction,
which would more than double ethanol production capacity to 11 billion gallons by
2008. Yet late last month, the Renewable Fuels Association said there were 62 plants
under construction.
The lower tally has led to an underestimate of the grain that would be needed
for ethanol, clouding the debate over the priorities of allocating corn for food and
fuel, said Lester R. Brown, who has written more than a dozen books on
environmental issues and is the president of the Earth Policy Institute. “This
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unprecedented diversion of corn to fuel production will affect food prices
everywhere,” Mr. Brown said.
Bob Dinneen, the president of the Renewable Fuels Association, said the group
had not intentionally tried to play down the number of plants under construction. “It
has been a moving target,” Mr. Dinneen said in an interview on Thursday. “We are
not trying to hide the ball. We are trying to keep up with a growing and dynamic
industry as best we can.”
The Renewable Fuels Association has generally played down concerns in the food
versus fuel debate over ethanol, saying that estimates showed there would be plenty
of corn to meet the demand for both. “We can absolutely do that without having a
deleterious impact on consumer food prices,” Mr. Dinneen said.
The National Corn Growers Association said Thursday that farmers were
keeping up, noting that growers produced their third-largest crop in 2006 of 10.7
billion bushels. “All demands for corn — food, feed, fuel and exports — are being
met,” Rick Tolman, chief executive of the corn growers, said in a statement.
“Farmers have always responded to price signals from the marketplace and,
historically, we have had much more challenge with overproduction than shortage.”
With spot prices of corn soaring to record highs of nearly $4 a bushel last
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1. 30 Agriculture-based
Business Stories in 45
Minutes
Christina Leonard, Donald W. Reynolds National Center
for Business Journalism at Arizona State University
2. Water subsidies
ProPublica
“Cotton is one of the
thirstiest crops in existence,
and each acre cultivated here
demands six times as much
water as lettuce.”
Hundreds of farmers across
Arizona keep planting it. The
federal government offers so
many financial incentives
many can’t afford not to.
3. Campaign finance
Open Secrets
Lawmakers who sponsored
the GMO bill received six-
figure dollar amounts from
providers of agricultural
services and products during
the 2014 election cycle.
That put them in the Top 20
recipients of funds from the
industry.
5. Watchdog: Accountability
Irish Farmers Journal
Over five years, the
Department of Agriculture’s
investigation division carried
out 607 investigations. Of
those, 58 ended in
prosecutions being brought
forward.
6. Tax exemptions
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Government officials recite
anecdotes of reputed abuse
of the GATE card program
intended to help farmers,
retailers and communities
across Georgia.
Reports of fraud were
“rampant” but it’s unclear
how much abuse has actually
occurred.
7. Science: hydroponics
PBS Newshour
Aquaponics, a system of
farming that uses no soil, also
uses far less water than
traditional agriculture. But
while the technique is gaining
attention, it remains a very
niche way to grow produce
due to economic limitations.
8. Mexico exports
Los Angeles Times
Four-part series: A Times
reporter and photographer
find that thousands of
laborers at Mexico's mega-
farms endure harsh
conditions and exploitation
while supplying produce for
American consumers.
9. Trend: Seed modification
The Columbus Dispatch
GMOs mostly enhance a
plant’s defenses, giving
resistance or immunity to
pests and herbicides.
Opponents say GMOs haven’t
been proven safe, that the
long-term effects of eating
GMOs are unknown and that
growing GMOs promotes the
use of pesticides.
11. Technology: Drones
Star Tribune
The remote-controlled drone
is now at the forefront of
sophisticated technology in
agriculture.
Remote sensors on drones
could scan crops for health
problems, monitor hydration
and growth rates and locate
disease problems.
12. Thirsty crops
The Sacramento Bee
— Irrigated land is valued
more highly than non-
irrigated land
— Federal ethanol mandate
encourages planting of
water-intensive corn crops
— Crop insurance only offers
fully irrigated or dry
policies, nothing in
between
13. Trend: Local food
NPR
The USDA estimates that local
food sales have grown from
from about $5 billion in 2008
to $11.7 billion in 2014.
The states with the most
federal investment in local
food initiatives, according to
the USDA, include Kentucky,
Wisconsin, Mississippi, Texas
and Alabama.
14. Map: Aquifer health
The Arizona Republic
Hydrologists logged data at
wells in basins beneath the
ground statewide in 1993 and
then in 2013.
The areas on the map are
compared by average water-
level change, which was
calculated by averaging the
changes observed at each
tested well within sub-basins.
15. Map: Water users
The Arizona Republic
The Republic compiled water
usage data from Phoenix to
determine the areas that use
the most. The map shows how
much water the average
household uses in a month as
well as demographic
information about residents in
that area.
16. Trend: Worker rights
New York Times
With many farmworkers
frustrated by low pay and
substandard housing — and
as more consumers are
insisting on food that is
produced ethically —
innovative movements are
sprouting across the country
to improve wages and working
conditions for America’s more
than two million farmworkers.
17. Climate change
USA Today
A warming and more variable
climate is one factor affecting
where crops such as corn and
soybeans are grown. These
maps show the amount of
each grown in U.S. counties
and how it has shifted
northward over time.
18. Regenerating soil
Peter Byck, ASU
Adaptive Multi-Paddock
grazing is regenerating soils
around the world, producing
healthy grass-finished beef.
But the science on this type of
grazing is sparse, to say the
least.
19. Listicle: Innovations
The Guardian
“Smallholder farmers in
particular have seen a rise in
productivity over the last
decade. So what are the
innovations making the
difference? We asked our
community and crowdsourced
the answers.”
20. Job trends
CNBC
A new report finds there's high
demand, at least for the
foreseeable future, for college
graduates with a degree in
agricultural programs. An
average of nearly 60,000 high-
skilled ag and related job
openings are expected annually
in the United States over the
next five years, with only about
35,000 grads in food, ag,
renewable resources or the
environment graduating each
year to fill them.
22. Investigation: Subsidies
The Washington Post
Nationwide, the federal
government has paid at least
$1.3 billion in subsidies for
rice and other crops since
2000 to individuals who do no
farming at all, according to an
analysis of government
records by The Washington
Post.
23. Changing demographics
NPR
The average age of a farmer
in the U.S. is 58.3 — and that
number has been steadily
ticking upward for more than
30 years.
Overall, fewer young people
are choosing a life on the
land. But in some places
around the country, like
Maine, that trend is reversing.
24. Ghost factories
USA TODAY
A 14-month investigation
shows old factories left poison
behind. The Environmental
Protection Agency and state
regulators knew of the
danger. They tested soil and
documented hazardous levels
of contamination. They never
did a cleanup or warned
people.
25. Food & Water
New York Times
The average American
consumes more than 300
gallons of California water
each week by eating food that
was produced there.
26. Food & Water (again)
Los Angeles Times
Agriculture uses 80 percent of
California's water supply, and
producing what you eat can
require a surprising amount
of water. The number next to
the plate below represents the
direct and indirect amount of
water required to produce
your food plate, based on U.S.
data from the Water Footprint
Network.
28. A year on the farm
North Country Public Radio
Slideshow: see a North
Country organic farm's year,
from seed to sales
29. Drought time lapse
Huffington Post
To illustrate the California
drought, the site created six
before-and-after GIFs to show
how badly the situation has
dehydrated the state in the
last three years.
30. History of harvesting
Massey Ferguson
This company put together a
history of harvesting.
Timeline JS from Knight Lab
is a free tool.
31. Contract farming
Last Week Tonight
John Oliver explains how
chicken farming can be unfair,
punishing, and inhumane.
He delves into contract
farming: “(The farmer owns)
everything that costs money,
but we own everything that
makes money.”
32. Questions?
— Tools available
— Questions on where to go for information?
— Are there stories you’d like to suggest? Please share
them with me: christina.leonard@asu.edu.
— Twitter: @caleonard
Editor's Notes
https://projects.propublica.org/killing-the-colorado/story/arizona-cotton-drought-crisis?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1432833450#cap-canal
Water problems were caused by decades of missteps and misapprehensions by governments and businesses.
There’s a map: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamedia?navid=kyf-compass-map … USDA The map below shows USDA and other federal investments in local and regional food systems since 2009, along with data such as farmers markets, food hubs, and meat processors. Explore the map to see what's happening in your own community or learn how others are using federal support to build local food systems. Let us know what you think: send an email to knowyourfarmer@usda.gov.
according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University
Bureau of Labor Statistics
There’s a Tip Sheet from Sarah Cohen on IRE’s website about how they did this … with all the data they collected
Landowners and ranchers who receive subsidies for growing crops without planting anything. Others have written about wealthy city dwellers collecting conservation payments on their vacation land.
Ranchers and dairy farmers who suffered no losses collecting emergency drought funds, particularly in a close election year.
Farmers who receive price subsidies but do not sell their crops at the distressed prices intended by the program.
Farmers who receive subsidized insurance and collect on their losses and also collect money in nearly every disaster program passed by Congress.
Rural development funds funnelled to beach resorts, new suburban subdevelopments and similar areas.
Farmers who receive far more than the legal limit for subsidies because they have formed shell partnerships and exploited loopholes in the law – with the blessing of state and federal overseers.
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In 2014, the Kents maintained a Tumblr blog to give us their perspective on the work, the pay-off, the pleasures, and the pain of farming
It’s a comedy show … but a serious issue. The jokes aside, the show does a good job explaining the problem.