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J.J. Jones of The Center for Food Integrity in Gladstone, Missouri, will present \u201cA New Conversation About Food\u2026Why it is needed?\u201d at Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Foundation Hall at 7 p.m. on February 11, 2016.<\/p>\nJ.J. Jones of The Center for Food Integrity in Gladstone, Missouri, will present \u201cA New Conversation About Food\u2026Why it is needed?\u201d at Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Foundation Hall at 7 p.m. on February 11, 2016.<\/p>\n
The public is invited to attend this free event.<\/p>\n
A \u201cproduct of Northwest Kansas,\u201d Jones has enjoyed a career in agricultural communications and marketing that began during his experiences as an active member of both 4-H and FFA. He joined The Center for Food Integrity in September 2014, and believes there are no problems, only opportunities to find solutions. This philosophy allows him to work with CFI members and partners to earn trust in today\u2019s food system. Whether it was Jones\u2019 time serving as a National FFA Officer, working for the Kansas Beef Council or leading the Agriculture Marketing, Advocacy & Outreach team at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, he has enjoyed sharing the story of food and agriculture in the U.S. and around the world.<\/p>\n
He brings tremendous communications and organizational skills to the CFI team. Jones provides a global insight into today\u2019s food system as he has organized and led more than 30 international trade missions on behalf of farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. He has facilitated conferences and conventions and presented to groups as small as 5 and as large as 50,000. He is no stranger to food and agriculture and feels a sense of purpose in working with food system stakeholders to share their story.<\/p>\n
A farm kid transplanted to Kansas City, Jones enjoys working in the yard\u2014digging in the dirt. He also stays active through his church, the American Royal Board of Governors and as a board member for the Agribusiness Council of Kansas City. He received degrees in Animal Science and Industry as well as InternationalAgriculture from Kansas State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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