I was moving cattle the other day and my wife came with the truck and trailer to pick me up. She shared a quote with me from one of the weekly ag papers that we receive.

It said "Environmentalists are standing in the way of feeding humanity through their opposition to biotechnology, from chemicals, and nitrogen fertilizer... The fact is, we need both productivity and sustainability - and there is no reason we can't have both." This is a quote by Bill Gates at the World Food Prize Symposium in Iowa.

I thought this was a pretty valid quote. I got to thinking though, why is Bill Gates talking Agriculture? So I fired up the handy old computer and Googled the World Food Prize Symposium. To my surprise Bill and Melinda Gates have a foundation to increase farm production worldwide, particularly in Africa and South Asia. I was amazed at what this foundation is involved with. I didn't even know it existed.

It is worth checking out while surfing the internet to see what is happening around the world. It was an eye opener! You can even watch Bill's speech if you have about 20 minutes of spare time during this harvest and prepare for winter season!