Member Bettsy Mosimann suggested this article from the New York Times regarding the burgeoning egg business for free-range. The market, while still small, is growing fast for pastured eggs, which means that hens live in housing that allows them to … Continued
In the past the Society has explored aquaculture as one answer to a sustainable food supply. We sponsored one of our field trips to a fish farm operation in Delaware. In this YouTube program featuring one of the Ted talks, and … Continued
FARMING NOTES – JUNE 2015 The case for intensive agriculture – A recent article by Ted Nordhaus, based on a June 3rd speech at the Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy Symposium, made the case for decoupling the intensification of … Continued
At the Society’s recent meeting on May 7 at Longwood Gardens, Ralph Bartholomew, longtime secretary of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, was honored on his retirement after 33 years of outstanding service. The master of ceremonies, Daryl Biery, shared … Continued
Rasmussen To Bring Concluding Program Our whole program this year has been focused on understanding what sustainability means when used in relation to agriculture. We have been fortunate in having many distinguished speakers who have been able to describe sustainability … Continued
Dr. Kevin Hicks, Society vice-president, recently undertook to correct information appearing in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece regarding biofuels and fossil fuels. While WSJ published only a small portion of Dr. Hicks’ reply, you can read the entire … Continued
Our President, Duncan Allison, again surveys the ag scene and provides timely comments. FARMING NOTES – MARCH 2015 We have just been celebrating National Ag Day on March 18th. We are lucky being Americans as on average in 2013 we … Continued
Betsy Hickman, of Field to Market, shared an impressive presentation at the February meeting of the Society. It followed our annual theme of sustainability presenting one of the newest, nationwide efforts to promote sustainability up and down the supply chain in … Continued
Accelerating Innovation, Productivity and Sustainability in U.S. Agriculture This is the intriguing title for Betsy Hickman’s (Betsy Hickman Bio) presentation to the Society coming up on February 5, 2015. Hickman shared the following: “Collaboration is key to expanding the conversation around … Continued
Eric Haman, Corporate Director of Communications, ably represented the Clemens Food Group in a talk before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture at Noon on December 4th. Mr. Haman related the efforts of Clemens to create and maintain a sustainable … Continued
