Guest blog by: Gene Gregory, President United Egg Producers
I know that many in agriculture have similar thoughts on the attacks upon our businesses and modern agriculture but sometimes I just can’t take anymore of it. Here are some of my thoughts:
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Posted by FFC on November 1st, 2011 :: Filed under
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Economics,
Education and public awareness,
Food safety,
Misconceptions,
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Farmers,
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By: Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator
I remember my marketing professor telling the class that: “People are motivated by their own interests, not yours.” So that means it’s important to meet their demands and pay attention to their opinions— discerningly.
It’s not that we in the farming and food communities shouldn’t listen to customers or place special emphasis on understanding their wants and needs, concerns and complaints. It’s that we should do so with discretion: Sometimes the customer is just plain wrong.
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Posted by FFC on August 15th, 2011 :: Filed under
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SustainabilityTags ::
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environment,
sustainability
by Patricia Grotenhuis, lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate
Food prices are drawing a lot of media attention lately. It seems everything is increasing in price, both at grocery stores and at restaurants. Many different factors have been blamed for these price increases, but regardless of the reason, the outcome is the same. In some cases, food prices rise at the store without any increase for the farmer.
A Manitoba study showed the cost of a week’s worth of groceries for a family of four rose by $6.01 from 2008 to 2009, but farmers received $0.86 less. In 2009, beef farmers received $2.05 for the 600 grams of sirloin tip beef that cost you $9.15 in the store. In 2008, by comparison, the farmer also received $2.05 for the same cut of beef, but you only paid $4.61.
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Posted by FFC on April 19th, 2011 :: Filed under
Economics,
Farm life,
Feeding the world,
Misconceptions,
Sustainability,
Sustainability of the family farmTags ::
Canada,
economics,
environment,
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Farmers,
sustainability
