39th Farm Photo Friday!
It’s our 39th Farm Photo Friday! To submit your farm photos for future Farm Photo Fridays, email us at nyfea.agspromise@gmail.com. If you have a blog or website, make sure you give us your link so we can credit you! Thanks to Pat Roets for this photo. He says, “Here are a couple of bald eagles [...]
Continue Reading →Apparently March is National Nutrition Month!
I learned something entirely new today – that March is National Nutrition Month! Here’s the blog post that lead me to not only that new information, but also some great information on soy oil along with a delicious-sounding recipe: March is National Nutrition Month. So I thought since my first post was in the beginning [...]
Continue Reading →Desktop Farming
If you’re an agribusiness professional that works from an office rather than from the field, Mashable has some really nifty gadgets to help create an outdoor atmosphere inside your cubicle. A bit of foliage can make all the difference to a workplace, bringing a little bit of nature indoors in all its green and air-purifying [...]
Continue Reading →A note from our President :)
Thanks to C.J. Fleenor, our 2011 NYFEA President, for this blog post about Ag’s Promise! 2010 marked the first year that I had ever attended Agriculture’s Promise. One word can summarize the entire experience…WOW! The event is jam-packed with activities, all in two tiny days. However, the event means more to the attendees than just [...]
Continue Reading →What to do in DC
Part of the fun of Agriculture’s Promise? Exploring Washington D.C., of course! Here are a few free or almost free things you may want to check out while in our nation’s capital courtesy of washington.org. Experience the serenity of the monuments at sunrise. Start with the sun behind you at the Grant Memorial (just in [...]
Continue Reading →3 question survey!
We’re currently considering the option of virtually attending Ag’s Promise, but before we make any decisions, we’d really like your feedback! Please complete this 3 question survey to help us out! Take the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/agspromise
Continue Reading →Our 37th Farm Photo Friday!
Happy Friday! It’s our 37th Farm Photo Friday! Oh, how time flies! Thanks to Pat Roets for this photo: Thanks to Christen Fernandes for these photos:
Continue Reading →Agvocate urges use of social media
From Agriculture Corner: One of agriculture’s top young cheerleaders Wednesday urged farmers at the World Ag Expo to use social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs to talk to consumers about agriculture. “You don’t have to write a book. You just have to say what you are doing,” said Amanda Radke, 23, of Mitchell, [...]
Continue Reading →We want your input!
Hi everyone! As we prepare for the upcoming Agriculture’s Promise event to be held in April in Washington D.C., we’d like to get your feedback on the possibility of virtually attending the conference. We want to know if you would watch live streamed content from the event. Please reply to this post with your answer [...]
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