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Students Take Up the Challenge of Nourishing 9 Billion

August 6, 2015
If you were born in the 1800s, your career prospects began and ended on the farm. Over 75 percent of Americans made their living in Read More

When Truths Collide

February 2, 2015
This article first appeared in CR Maganize's December issue.  Hundreds of members of the public came in-person and online to share their opinions with the President’s Read More

The Mystery of Innovation

October 30, 2014
Mystery surrounds innovations. In the popular imagination we often think of innovation as creating marvel breakthroughs —new gizmos or gadgets that enrich our lives. These technologies may become patented and thereby proprietary to its inventor. Society will benefit, Read More

Here's hope for the bees: A manifesto

October 4, 2014
This article first appeared in GreenBiz. http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2014/09/29/honey-bee-health-coalition-manifesto We need bees. As a beekeeper, an entomologist, a conservationist, an agribusiness scientist and a consultant, we humbly acknowledge that Read More

A Sackful of Shared Value

August 28, 2014
From left to right: Mary Wong, President of the Office Depot Foundation; Richard Crespin; Rex Crespin; Timothy Warner, Chief Engagement & Partnership Officer for Montgomery Read More
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