1/19/09 Dealing with That Resolution & Changing FTA

Dealing with That Resolution & Changing FTA plus Food Forethought. I'm Greg Martin with today's Northwest Report. So here we are starting the third full week of the New Year. And how is that resolution coming. You know the one we make every year about losing a few pounds. Nutrition expert, Dr. James Hill , says maintaining a constant weight is doable through a collaboration with health professionals and food preparers. HILL: We can prevent the gradual weight gain. We can reliably produce behavior changes on the order of 50 to 100 calories but even that isn't easy. And that's why we are going to need everybody working together to do that. But if we had the food and restaurant industry working with academia, working with government to achieve this, we've got some capacity to make and sustain these changes. If we could do this, the results in terms of addressing the obesity epidemic  at least stopping it  would be terribly important. U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton is pushing for renegotiation of a free-trade agreement between the United States and South Korea. This fact is contained in written comments she submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as she underwent scrutiny during a hearing on her qualifications to be Secretary of State. The main concern of Clinton and that of the incoming Obama administration is an imbalance in auto trade. However, reopening belabored discussions on the bilateral trade deal may not bode so well for U.S. beef. Now with today's Food Forethought, here's Lacy Gray. In the search for that first "real" job many college graduates run into a stone wall when it comes to employers who, while they like what they see, want someone with experience. The most often asked question by these job applicants is, "how do I get that experience, if no one will hire me?" Good question. Employers, especially those in the agriculture business, often complain about their struggle to find experienced workers. While it is understandable and viable to look for and want experienced employees, let's not overlook the future crop of college grads that have great practical understanding and offer tremendous potential. One of the most important qualities agribusiness employers should be looking for in their possible employees is the ability to understand the needs and competitive requirements for agriculture in the future. No one can better fit that bill than someone who comes fresh from the college arena. A new outlook and perspective may be just what your ag business needs to meet the future head on. Thanks Lacy. That's today's Northwest Report. I'm Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.