Do Children Have a Concept of Where Food Comes From?

Dan Agri View

More schools today are turning to having gardens on campus, not to encourage students to become farmers but to show them where food really comes from.  In today’s Agri-View, Everett Griner spurs further thought about what’s needed in today’s educational system.  Report (1:00 mp3)

Not Competing With the Big Guy

Dan Agri View

A farm sized distillery?  Think this will happen.  Everett Griner tells us today about a small group that is trying this.  Imagine, getting an amount of used cooking oil from your local restaurant and running off a batch of fuel for your own use.  Think it will work?  Report (1:00 mp3)

Farmers Being Hit Financially……Again

Dan Agri View

Farmers across the Southeast are being hit again with the Southern Pine Beetle.  This is the worst outbreak since the late 1970’s.  Everett Griner tells us about this today and gives us some things to look for in the lumber and trees around our homes. The drought has caused an infestation of the Southern Pine Beetle.  This will affect all …

Wind Power Operations

Dan Agri View

Everett Griner looks at this once again this week and talks to us about what just one of these generators could do.  He has some questions that we might think about answering and maybe looking into for us as a future.  Interesting concept, supplying your own energy and not having to depend on someone else for a change.  Report (1:00 …

Solving the Labor Problem

Dan Agri View

Is Agriculture coming to this?  Seems like it is for a lot of farmers.  They are going to Mexico and farming their crops.  Everett Griner investigates this and asked a real important question for us to ponder.  If agriculture moves off shore, what do we have left?  Report (1:00 mp3)

Colony Collapse Syndrome

Dan Agri View

Nobody knows what is causing it, but they know that bees leave the colony and don’t come back.  Scientists have a strong suspect now, and Everett Griner tells us what this is and gives us some interesting information about this.  Report (1:00 mp3)

Buy One… Get One Free

Dan Agri View

This is a popular advertisement promotion in most grocery stores.  Everett Griner tells us a short story of happenings at one grocery store with this promotion, and “labeling”.  Then he asked a question we need to ask ourselves.  Report (1:00 mp3)

Dry Beans at the Top of the Menu at Home?

Dan Agri View

This nation consumes more dry beans than you think.  The leading state did not switch to corn.  They continued to produce dry beans.  There is an issue that Everett Griner talks about today, and he tells us about it and gives us his take on it too.  Report (1:00 mp3)