Looks like Disney found another sucker- I mean't sponsor to prop up Innoventions for the time being. I'm sure Nestle will be very excited to pour any more money into The Land after this news.
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan 19 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. farm group will sponsor an exhibit on modern-day agriculture at EPCOT, a park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, to give city-dwelling Americans an idea how food is raised, leaders said on Sunday.
Bob Stallman, president of the 5.3 million-member American Farm Bureau Federation, announced the pact during the organization's annual convention. Postcard-sized pledge cards were distributed to convention-goers to defray the cost.
The exhibit, now called Beautiful Science, has been sponsored by Monsanto Co., a leading developer of agricultural biotechnology.
"The millions of visitors who come to EPCOT each year will get a feel for what it's like to live and work on an innovative farm and a new appreciation of the modern farm family," Stallman said at an evening meeting.
"After a few carefully planned changes, our new exhibit will focus on the broader role modern agriculture plays in providing a safe and abundant supply of food, fiber and fuel."
An AFBF spokesman was not immediately able to comment on the cost of the partnership with Disney, owner of EPCOT. The revamped exhibit will continue to mention the benefits of biotech crops, he said.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030119/food_farmers_disney_1.html
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan 19 (Reuters) - The largest U.S. farm group will sponsor an exhibit on modern-day agriculture at EPCOT, a park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, to give city-dwelling Americans an idea how food is raised, leaders said on Sunday.
Bob Stallman, president of the 5.3 million-member American Farm Bureau Federation, announced the pact during the organization's annual convention. Postcard-sized pledge cards were distributed to convention-goers to defray the cost.
The exhibit, now called Beautiful Science, has been sponsored by Monsanto Co., a leading developer of agricultural biotechnology.
"The millions of visitors who come to EPCOT each year will get a feel for what it's like to live and work on an innovative farm and a new appreciation of the modern farm family," Stallman said at an evening meeting.
"After a few carefully planned changes, our new exhibit will focus on the broader role modern agriculture plays in providing a safe and abundant supply of food, fiber and fuel."
An AFBF spokesman was not immediately able to comment on the cost of the partnership with Disney, owner of EPCOT. The revamped exhibit will continue to mention the benefits of biotech crops, he said.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030119/food_farmers_disney_1.html
