Smithsonian seeks agricultrual stories

[dominiquer60]

They are looking for stories about “technologies and innovation that have changed their work lives in agriculture—stories about precision farming, food-borne illness tracking, environmental concerns, government practices, irrigation, biotechnology and hybrid seeds”

Personally I think that it would be neat to bombard this curator with stories of modern draft animal technology and tell them about how is has effected our lives. Log arches, power carts, cultimulchers, GOL practices, etc, I think that they should know that there are modern innovations beyond GMO seeds and GPS tractors.

http://farmfutures.com/story-smithsonian-reveals-ag-focused-website-american-enterprise-exhibit-0-96216

Smithsonian Reveals Ag-Focused Website, ‘American Enterprise’ Exhibit
Museum curators seek stories, photographs of American agriculture innovation; new project will open May 2015
Compiled by staff
Published: Mar 19, 2013

On National Agriculture Day, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is unveiling a new website where the public can upload stories about technologies and innovation that have changed their work lives in agriculture—stories about precision farming, food-borne illness tracking, environmental concerns, government practices, irrigation, biotechnology and hybrid seeds.

This spring, the museum is launching the Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive, reaching out to farmers, ranchers and American agri-business to preserve America’s agricultural heritage and build a collection that reflects modern agricultural practices. Curators are seeking stories, photographs and ephemera to record and preserve the innovations and experiences of farming and ranching…..

[sean518]

I think that’s a great idea, Erika!

The site is up and running now:
http://americanenterprise.si.edu/

I was very curious to see who the sponsors of the exhibit were…
http://americanenterprise.si.edu/support/current-supporters/

And there at the bottom is the good ole American Farm Bureau Federation… the self proclaimed “Voice of Agriculture.”

[dominiquer60]

I was inspired to write after I saw who the sponsors were, they are phishing for good testimonials for biotech, and I will give them the opposite, but in a manner that promotes draft animals as a useful tool with modern advancements.

[Jay]

Hear! Hear!

Jay

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