The Farmlink Project’s Post

What's one thing you've always wanted to know about raising chickens on a commercial farm? We're open to all questions, from feed choices to biosecurity practices. ️ Share your thoughts in the comments below and let's start a conversation! #poultryindustry #learningandgrowing #obasanjofarms

Feeding Families, Supporting Farmers | Our Farm to Foodbank Initiative provides fresh, locally grown produce to our neighbors facing food insecurity and supports our local farming economy! Check out the quick video below to learn more ▶

The new #Mexican #government will abandon outgoing #PresidentLopezObrador's #goal to reduce #imports of #yellowcorn from the #US and achieve #selfsufficiency in #grainproduction. The #government failed to reduce about $6B in #yellowcorn #imports annually. The #policy originated from the attempt to limit use of #geneticallymodified (#GM) #corn, causing an ongoing #tradedispute with the #US, #Mexico's largest #commercialpartner as most #imported #yellowcorn is #GM and used as #fodder for #Mexico's #livestocksector.

"Smaller plants that process fewer than a thousand animals a year can serve a region. But the largest meatpacking plants, the ones that process millions of animals a year and are owned by industry giants such as JBS and Tyson Foods, package the majority of meat that ends up in grocery store aisles across the country. Just 12 federally inspected plants produced slightly less than half of the country’s beef supply in 2022, according to Investigate Midwest’s analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data. The same year, 14 plants produced about 60% of the nation’s pork." https://lnkd.in/gtA8kcwp

It's National Farmers Market Week! Farmers markets serve as community hubs. ...we eat, shop, connect, and more! Across the country, farmers markets are defining their role in our communities. Markets are not only essential to local food systems, but they also increase opportunities for us to learn, grow, and work together. Farmers markets are designed in partnership with the people they serve and create a space where market operators, farmers, shoppers, and neighbors can collaborate to meet the evolving needs of their community. What change is your market working to make?

It's Bees' Needs Week (July 8th-14th)! Did you know bees are responsible for pollinating 1/3 of the food we eat? From fruits and veggies to nuts and seeds, these fuzzy friends play a vital role in our ecosystem. However, bee populations are facing challenges. This week let's all commit to supporting bees! I have written a short blog about this important week and what your business might be able to do to help our bees | Here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/euZUq5GH Are you or your business doing anything already to help the bees? Let us know in the comments!

New year intentions, new year goals? What's yours? Exercise more? Eat better? Learn a new skill or hobby? Live life to the fullest? Get organised? We've maybe got you covered. Come and volunteer, get a veg box, make one of your investments into a small farm and become a director of Soul Farm to influence small scale agriculture and local food movement. This deck below takes you through our resolutions for 2024 and beyond. https://lnkd.in/eMc8uNav

"I remember my father telling me that even if I become a professor, I should make sure I have a farm in addition to whatever I do.” - Turkson Adzogbleh Some cocoa farmers want their children to get ‘better jobs’ and make ‘better money’. They’ll do everything to ensure their children ‘do better’ than them, i.e. get better-paying jobs. But ‘Koo Small’, Turkson’s late father, advised his son to take on farming, EVEN IF he becomes a PROFESSOR. Today, the son - now a father - is following the father’s advice and has begun his first cocoa farm. ⏰ Reminder to self: People don’t just become cocoa farmers. There’s always a story of interactions and circumstances behind the decision. And that story is worth your attention. Also, a question: What is the role of parents in raising future cocoa farmers? Is there a discussion on this? Thanks for reading. 📌Read Turkson’s story. Hit the link on my Profile. #benjaminsetor #AfricanCocoaStories #CocoaSustainability #YouthInCocoa #GhanaCocoa

Here are a few ideas to get started mining authentic stories from your staff to share during Farmworker Awareness Week, March 25 - 31: 🚜 Capture the story behind an employee-suggested improvement to a process, a piece of equipment or a facility. 📸 Interview the employee who has been with your company for the longest time about what has changed in agriculture and what they've learned along the way. Share quotations and photos. 🕰 Highlight employees representing the different departments in your company and the most important daily tasks they perform. 🍓 Ask several employees the same question, and string their answers together in a blog article or video. For instance, "What do you wish grocery store shoppers knew about your work?" or "How does it feel to know you're contributing to putting fresh food on consumers' tables?" See our communications toolkit for more ideas: https://lnkd.in/gP3vvrY