Bayer CropScience recently held its 10th annual Ag Issues Forum on Feb. 24 and 25. The theme this year was “feeding imagination today, nourishing tomorrow” and included frank, open dialogue about all aspects of food and insight into how we will feed a hungry world.

Highlights:

Millennial Perspectives on Food, Farming and Nutrition

A panel with millennials sharing their perspectives on how this generation views food, farming and nutrition. Panelist included:

• Greg Peterson, farmer of Peterson Farms;
• Emily Best, apprentice organic farmer & market manager for New Morning Farm and
• Ashley Reaver, RD, lead nutrition scientist for InsideTracker.

The video can be seen here: http://bit.ly/1wWYNgL. 

Water: Addressing the Complex Issues Impacting Our Water Supply 

A panel discussing water supply issues and working together to find solutions, which is specifically interesting considering the drought the state of California is currently experiencing. Panelist included:

• Jay Hill, farmer of Hill Farms;
• Bill Hohenstein, director, climate change program office (CCPO) USDA;
• David Modeer, general manager, central Arizona project, and
• Larry Clemens, interim North American ag director for Nature Conservancy.

The video can be seen here: http://bit.ly/1C5k4Hc. 

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Website: http://www.bayercropscience.us

Published: March 11, 2015