11/18/08 Ag's Future

I was fortunate this past week to attend the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City. The week included an abundance of keynote speakers, educational seminars and an opportunity to network and socialize with some of the country's finest in the agricultural industry. Tim Dougherty, who represented the Agricultural Hall of Fame, was one of the guest speakers and spoke to the audience regarding the fact that we not only need to remember our agricultural heritage but embrace agriculture's future by helping to educate the large percentage of our nation's population who are not familiar with agriculture's influence on all aspects of American life. Agriculture's future offers an exciting array of potential, from biofuels and biotechnologies to wind farms. American Farmers and agriculture's industry leaders will continue to work together to supply American consumers with the highest degree of product available. The United States' history in agriculture is an accomplished and shining example; its future promises to shine even brighter.