Farm Food Facts

More Food Less Pollution, Mary Shelman, Steve Meier

December 04, 2018 USFRA Episode 6
Farm Food Facts
More Food Less Pollution, Mary Shelman, Steve Meier
Show Notes

Our thought leader guest is Mary Shelman, Former Director of Harvard Business School's Agribusiness Program. 

Food News of the Week: 
•What the latest Climate Report means for Agriculture. 
•This is how Dairy Farmers can Lead the way in Environmental Stewardship. 
•Ways to Grow More Food with Less Pollution. 
•Two Companies are Joining forces to Capture Methane from Hog Manure Lagoons! 

Farmer of the Week: Steve Meier, his wife Teresa, and their family, have been providing greater Jackson, Missouri area with a unique Christmas experience; offering customers a "choose and harvest" or pre-cut trees.