Last week agriculture saw a rare opportunity; a major farm issue was showcased during prime time, complete with celebrities sharing food and farm facts. I asked Barbara Borges Martin, one of the thousands of farms impacted by California’s environmental over-regulations, to share her experience at the live filming of the Hannity on Fox show on September 17. This is important regardless of your state or residency; these types of environmental over-regulations may be precedent setting, people standing in food lines were receiving carrots from China and nearly 12% of U.S. food production comes from the San Joaquin Valley. (more…)
September 21, 2009
Agriculture in Prime Time
Posted by Michele Payn-Knoper under advocacy, agriculture, celebrities, consumer trust, dairy, Environment, farmer, food, social media | Tags: Barbara Borges Martin, California water rights, dairy, environmentalism, family, farm, food, FOX, Hannity, Michele Payn-Knoper, Twitter |1 Comment