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Tag Archives: Agriculture

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A Commitment to Help Africa Grow Featured Article

In per capita income, Tanzania is one of the world’s poorest countries. Per capita income averages $1,500 annually. Average life expectancy is 53 years.

Tanzania is also a country where agriculture is critically important to the economy, employing some 80 percent of the work force. And it may be the key to the future success of the country and its people.

Today, Monsanto’s president, chairman and CEO Hugh Grant is announcing a ten-year, $50 million commitment to in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and will seek broad partnerships with governments, other private sector companies and civil society to grow the agricultural … Full Article »

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Originally published
May 18, 2012 by Glynn Young

Feed The World

The Hunger Games: A Real World Life and Death Battle Featured Article

Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of spending time and having some deep conversations with some amazing people from a variety of walks of life. The conversations were incredible, focused on sustainability and the difference people can make in the lives of others, and these men and women were inspiring.

Nick Aster, CEO of TriplePundit.com, Marsha Diamond with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dr. Jim Carrington, head of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Roger Johnson of the National Farmers Union, Jonathan Berger with the Consumer Goods Forum, Andre Guimareaes of Conservation International Brazil… Full Article »

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Originally published
May 2, 2012 by Mark Sutherland

Teach Ag Day 2012

VIDEO: Celebrating National Teach Ag Day by Hearing from an Ag Teacher

There are days set aside to offer recognition for various foods, states, safety measures and careers. While we can’t possibly write blog posts about all of them, Thursday March 15 is a day that needs to be acknowledged. It is National Teach Ag Day. It’s the day set aside to acknowledge the work teachers of agriculture do every day of the school year and to pause and think about the importance of that job. It’s also a great time for students to give thought to pursuing a career in ag education.

I didn’t grow up in agriculture so … Full Article »

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Originally published
March 14, 2012 by Janice Person

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Farmer Bloggers Making Their Voices Heard

Since today is agriculture day, we thought a great way to celebrate would be to highlight a few of the people who are actively sharing their ag stories online. There are a lot of voices sharing their personal story about agriculture, so we thought it may be good to highlight a few of them now and then, so our hope is this will become a series.

With the number of voices, sadly we can’t highlight them all, but hopefully our readers will find it advantageous to discover blogs telling the story straight from the farm, ranch or science bench. The … Full Article »

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Originally published
March 8, 2012 by Janice Person

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Wheat needs technological investments to ensure long-term sustainability

For thousands of years, wheat has been relied on as a key crop due to its versatility, nutritional value, and ability to be grown across a variety of climates and conditions. Even though overall wheat production gains have fallen behind corn and rice in recent years, wheat is the leading source of vegetable protein in human food and a major staple crop in many world areas.

Although the need for wheat continues to increase with the growing global population, wheat acres planted in the U.S. have fallen significantly during the past three decades, due in large part because farmers often … Full Article »

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Originally published
December 2, 2011 by Monsantoco

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Shoulders Broad Enough for 7 Billion

 

Here’s a quiz: what are three most populous countries in the world? (Answer below*)

Today, based on various estimates by a host of authorities, the world’s population has reached seven billion people. The number staggers the imagination, and a lot of people are trying to explain or illustrate what “seven billion” means or looks like.

MSNBC has a photo essay: what do seven billion people look like?

National Geographic has a special year-long series that examines the implications or population growth and explains why it’s not time to panic – yet. (It’s sponsored by a competitor or ours, … Full Article »

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Originally published
October 31, 2011 by Glynn Young

Video: Sustainable Tomato Breeding Helps Meet Demand

James Frantz is a tomato breeder with Seminis, the Monsanto global vegetable seeds brand for open field crops. He gives us some background on the popularity of the tomato and how this popularity makes for challenging opportunities to help tomato growers meet constant demand by providing them the agriculture tools to grow consistent, sustainable products across various season and geographies.

Disease resistance is one of those important sustainable agriculture tools and Monsanto breeders are adapting products to match the unique growing conditions and disease pressures found across diverse regions.… Full Article »

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Originally published
October 24, 2011 by Monsantoco

Video: Passion & Innovation Bring Benefits to Producers & Consumers

Ken Kmiecik breeds beans for Seminis, the Monsanto global vegetable seeds brand for open field crops.

Ken discusses the implications of disease resistance on grower success – in providing higher agriculture yields and ensuring that vegetables look appealing to consumers – and talks about his own history of becoming involved in agriculture and how much he enjoys the constant challenges in his role with vegetables at Monsanto.… Full Article »

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Originally published
October 21, 2011 by Monsantoco

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There and Back Again

All good things must come to an end.

True, but the impact they have travels with us.

The past eight weeks of my internship with Monsanto have flown by. Before we came to St Louis, we received a list of projects we would work on, giving us an idea of what would be expected of us, the teams that we would work within, and the output expected.

If this list had included a “What you will learn at Monsanto” section, you can bet it would be infinitely short of the actual lessons I’ll take away with me.

Not just about … Full Article »

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Originally published
September 2, 2011 by Monsantoco

The Leaving of St Louis

So here we are. Eight weeks to the day that I arrived in sunny St Louis, I’m packing my bags and getting ready to go back to not-so-sunny Scotland.

The past eight weeks have been challenging, fascinating and memorable. As a journalism student with very little knowledge of agriculture or bioscience (or marketing and public affairs for that matter!), I didn’t really know what to expect from interning here. .But looking back, I feel more confident, knowledgeable and driven ahead of my return to university in Glasgow.

I now have experience in an array of roles; contributing to Global Branding … Full Article »

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Originally published
September 2, 2011 by Monsantoco