052 | Mexico Bans GMOs
Listen to this week’s Candid Conversation: Mexico Bans GMOs with Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen now available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Discover Ag episode! With new segments being added every week, Natalie and Tara are sure to keep you on your toes on today’s show. Let’s take a look at what you can find in today’s episode:
Milk is the Moment: GonnaNeedMilk Campaign
Industry News: Mexico Banning GMO Corn by 2024, COP 27, and Utah Incentivizing Removal of Lawns
Ag Fact: Did You This Weird Fact About Carrots
Coming Up: Sustainable Ag Summit
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Milk is the Moment: GonnaNeedMilk Campaign
This week’s Milk is the Moment is all about GonnaNeedMilk! In case this is your first time hearing about GonnaNeedMilk, it is a platform dedicated to spreading the facts about milk and why it’s a necessary part of our diet. Recently, they sponsored 3,543 women in 46 states to run in a New York Marathon to raise money for girls. The campaign was so successful, they raised $600,000. What an achievement! Additionally, they are pretty popular for their Instagram campaigns with celebrities who just LOVE milk. Its most recent campaign featured Sara and Erin Foster, who are long-time celebrities who are huge fans of milk. Another campaign featured Kelly Ripa, but unfortunately, she actually had to turn her comments off because she was getting attacked by vegan activists.
Industry News
Mexico Will be Banning GMO Corn
In our first industry news story, we are chatting about the recent announcement that Mexico will not be amending its rule on banning genetically modified corn by 2024. Mexico is actually the world’s largest importer of corn so it’s going to be interesting to see how this rule affects farmers when it is fully rolled out. They are also anticipating this will make corn exponentially higher for corn in Mexico as well but what Natalie and Tara are most concerned about is the ripple effect that could be felt by farmers feeding GMO corn to their cattle for production. Read the whole story here.
COP 27 (Conference of the Parties)
This international summit is hosted for world leaders and delegates to come together to discuss climate change, environmental issues, and many other topics. This year’s event is taking place in Egypt and there is a lot that is covered at these events, including the discussion of agriculture in African countries. Natalie and Tara are hoping to share some of the discussions in the Discover Ag Instagram stories, so if you aren’t following us there, make sure you do that to follow along!
Utah Incentivizes Removal of Lawns
In the state of Utah, they have developed a program to encourage homeowners to remove their water-guzzling lawns in lieu of drought-resistant plants. Utah is working to cut down on water use as the water supply in the southwest dwindles over the last several years. This program will give cash to participants who opt to remove their lawns and incorporate a more natural landscape that will use less water.
Ag Fact: Did you know this about carrots?
In this week’s Discover Ag show, Natalie is sharing this shocking fact about carrots. She starts the conversation by sharing that some plants develop a physiological response to their environment in order to survive. So with this tidbit of information, carrots develop a higher sugar content in the winter to prevent freezing. So if you pick carrots in the wintertime, they are going to be sweeter! Head over to our Instagram to share that fact on your own platform.
Coming up: Sustainable Ag Summit
Natalie and Tara are hitting the road next week and will be in Glendale, Arizona for the Sustainable Ag Summit. If you are going to be there, Natalie will be hosting a panel and Tara will be on a panel, in addition to doing some interviews so make sure to follow them both for all of the event updates! Find the link below for more information and you can follow Natalie and Tara on Instagram for live coverage. Learn more about the Sustainable Ag Summit here.
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