#NPFFoodFarm highlights

Over four days, 20 journalists explored the future of food and agriculture. They heard from experts on the ways food is grown, marketed, sold and, unfortunately, often wasted. They also learned about controversies over labels, growing methods, GMOs, pesticide and herbicide use, antibiotics, global trade and government regulation. Highlights from the program:

Using Technology to Change Agriculture

Robb Fraley, executive vice president and chief technology officer for Monsanto, describes the history of plant biotechnology that produces more food on the same amount of land.

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Agriculture’s Role in an Age of Abundance

Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, discusses the future of food and farming in this video, detailing how many parts of the world face a threat to food security.

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Meet an Organic Farm Family

Craig and Beth Bussmann made the decision in 1997 to transition from conventional farming to organic. It took three years to meet organic standards, and the farm was certified organic in 2001. Take a peek at Bussmann's Organic Farm in this video.

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Food Labeling Debate

Genetically modified food has been produced in the United States since 1994, and almost none of it was labeled GMO – until now. Carmen Bain, associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University, discusses the food labeling debate in this video.

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Accepting applications for business journalists

Deadline to apply: Aug. 30, 2016

Seminar dates: Oct. 8-11, 2016

Each year, the National Press Foundation offers two all-expense-paid fellowships for the annual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, at the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship includes full tuition, housing, most meals and round-trip transportation.U.S.-based journalists whose work represents the highest standards of business journalism are eligible to apply.

The seminars offer participants an opportunity to expand their knowledge of business by attending courses conducted by leading Wharton faculty, hearing guest lectures by business leaders, and competing in an intensive, computer-simulated strategic management exercise.

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Upcoming webinar:

Alternatives to Opioids in Pain Management

Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 Noon EDT

More than 250 million prescriptions for opioids are written every year, leading to an unprecedented public health crisis. What is chronic pain – and are there alternatives to opioids that doctors and patients should consider? Journalists reporting on the opioid crisis can learn about alternatives in chronic pain management and associated risks, by registering for this free one-hour webinar.

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Congratulations to the journalists chosen for Complexities of Mental Health!

NPF has chosen 20 journalists for in-depth training to explore the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. Over four days, journalists will dive into a range of topics, including diagnosis and intervention; developments in treatment and research; economic impact; demographics; mental health legislation and public policy reforms; successful models in crisis intervention training for law enforcement; and community-based care. This journalist training is Sept. 18-21, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Leonora LaPeter Anton | Tampa Bay Times | @WriterLeonora

Jennifer Bleyer | Psychology Today | @jennypencil

Brianna Ehley | Politico | @Briannaehley

Lisa Esposito | U.S. News & World Report | @lisaespo

Eric Falquero | Street Sense Inc. | @EricFalquero

Eric Michael Garcia | Roll Call | @EricMGarcia

Sarah Goodyear | New York Daily News | @buttermilk1

Sandy Hausman | Virginia Public Radio

Anne Hillman | Alaska Public Media | @hillman_anne

Lindsay Holmes | The Huffington Post | @lindsaygholmes

Alva James-Johnson | Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia) | @AMJreporter

Megan Kamerick | New Mexico PBS | @megankamerick

Martin Kuz | San Antonio Express-News | @MartinKuz

Naomi Martin | The Dallas Morning News | @NaomiMartin

Carol Pearson | Voice of America

Steven Petrow | The New York Times | @StevenPetrow

Jason Pohl | Fort Collins Coloradoan | @pohl_jason

Rachel Roubein | National Journal | @rachel_jenn

Carrie Seidman | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | @CarrieSeidman

Johnathan Silver | The Texas Tribune | @JohnathanSilver

Congratulations to our 2016-2017 Paul Miller fellows!

NPF has chosen 21 journalists for its prestigious Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship, which for more than 25 years has introduced promising young reporters to the city they have been assigned to cover. From September to June, this one-day-a-month fellowship gives print, online and broadcast journalists from top news organizations an intensive overview of reporting in the capital. Follow them on Twitter!

Madi Alexander | Bloomberg BNA | @MadiLAlexander

Aline Barros | Voice of America | @AlineBarros2

Vera Bergengruen | McClatchy | @VeraMaria

Maria Danilova | The Associated Press | @mashadanilova

Sean Doody | C-SPAN | @swdoody

Jen Fifield | Stateline | @jenafifield

Kate Grumke | Newsy | @KGrumke

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Circa | @ElizHagedorn

Matthew Housiaux | Kiplinger | @mjhousiaux12

Benjamin Hulac | ClimateWire | @benhulac

Kate Irby | McClatchy | @KateIrby

Ben Kamisar | The Hill | @bkamisar