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July 28, 2011
This Week In Ag 0038 - Better whip up – They’re gaining on you!

What do millennials worry about the most? And how can you connect with them?

From the 2011 Ag Media Summit, Dr. Scott Vernon (@DrJSV), Professor at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, presents an entertaining look at the next generation of ag communicators, highlighting what millennials worry about and expect in their career.

Dr. Vernon also highlights strategies you need to utilize to attract the best and the brightest in ag communicators.

Some highlights:

April 14, 2011
What Are Animal Feed Alternatives To Consider?
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What are some of the alternatives to feed for pork producers?

February 15, 2011
This Week In Ag 0026 - How Can Data Help Ag Air Quality?

Fresh air and farms? Purdue University recently wrapped up a two year study aimed at understanding how animal agriculture impacts air quality.

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Animal feeding operations (AFOs) house large numbers of animals for production of meat, dairy products and eggs. EPA is examining data from emissions monitoring at a number of AFOs as the agency works to develop improved methodologies for estimating AFO emissions. Dr. Albert J. Heber, Professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, shares the history of this effort and what happens next with the data.

  • Why was the National Air Emissions Study started?
January 28, 2011
This Week In Ag 0025 - Will The Real Pomegranate Please Stand Up?

How can metabolomics identify fake and counterfeit juices and help keep the juice industry from suffering losses?

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The juice industry is a multi billion dollar business world wide. With those dollars comes the opportunity for fraud and counterfeits. Dr. Cynthia Larive, professor of chemistry at UC Riverside, shares how she applys chemical tests to juice products sold as pomegranate juice or pomegranate juice blends, in order to authenticate their contents (press release).

  • Why the focus on pomegranate juice?
June 18, 2010
The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement

Wesley Smith challenges the animal agriculture industry to share the story of the tremendous human benefit we all receive from the proper and humane use of animals that would be lost if the animal-rights activists get their way.